discrimination ↔ consciousness

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Discrimination is identified as a functional phenomenon that theories of consciousness must account for [1], [2], though it is explicitly distinguished from the subjective experience of consciousness itself [2], [3].

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Moving Forward on the Problem of Consciousness - David Chalmers consc.net Journal of Consciousness Studies 3 facts

claimDavid Chalmers argues that prima facie, the phenomena a theory of consciousness must account for include both functions (such as discrimination, integration, and report) and experience, and that explaining experience is distinct from explaining these functions.

claimDavid Chalmers argues that his own arguments for the existence of consciousness take the existence of consciousness for granted, while explicitly distinguishing it from functional concepts such as discrimination, integration, reaction, and report.

claimThe manifest phenomena that require explanation in the case of consciousness include discrimination, reportability, integration, and experience.