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qualia ↔ materialism

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The relationship between qualia and materialism is defined by the 'explanatory gap' introduced by Joseph Levine in his 1983 paper [1], [2], and further explored through debates regarding whether materialists must adopt eliminativism toward qualia [3].

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Theories and Methods of Consciousness biomedres.us Paul C Mocombe · Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research 1 fact
referenceLevine J published 'Materialism and qualia: the explanatory gap' in Pacific Philosophical Quarterly in 1983.
Hard problem of consciousness - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 1 fact
referenceJoseph Levine introduced the concept of the 'explanatory gap' regarding materialism and qualia in his 1983 paper 'Materialism and qualia: the explanatory gap'.
Research - Keith Frankish keithfrankish.com Keith Frankish 1 fact
perspectiveKeith Frankish argues that materialists should be thoroughgoing eliminativists about qualia, questioning the coherence of the weak conception of qualia typically employed by materialists.