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Consciousness and subjectivity are fundamentally linked in philosophy of mind, as [1] states that Nagel's 'what it is like to be' captures the essential nature of both, and [2] directly questions whether consciousness entails subjectivity. This connection is further evidenced by [3] and [4], where panqualityism posits the qualitative aspect of consciousness as fundamental while viewing subjectivity as reductive, and [5], emphasizing subjectivity as central to consciousness alongside agency.
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Complexity and the Evolution of Consciousness | Biological Theory link.springer.com 2 facts
claimPeter Godfrey-Smith emphasizes agency and subjectivity as central to consciousness, though the author notes these do not constitute a single property.
claimSome scientists and philosophers, including Trestman (2013), Feinberg and Mallatt (2016), Godfrey-Smith (2016), and Ginsburg and Jablonka (2019), have suggested that subjectivity, agency, and other capacities related to consciousness may provide a partial explanation for the Cambrian explosion.
Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimPanqualityism is considered a middle ground between panpsychism and physicalism because it posits that the qualitative aspect of consciousness is fundamental while maintaining a reductive view of subjectivity.
Consciousness and Cognitive Sciences journal-psychoanalysis.eu 1 fact
claimThomas Nagel's expression 'what it is like to be' is widely accepted in the literature as capturing the essential nature of subjectivity, consciousness, qualia, and experience.
Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
perspectivePhysicalists argue for an entirely reductive account of consciousness, panpsychists argue that consciousness is fundamental, and panqualityists argue that the qualitative aspect of consciousness is fundamental while subjectivity is reductive.
Self-Consciousness - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
referenceAlexandre Billon published the article 'Does Consciousness Entail Subjectivity? The Puzzle of Thought Insertion' in the journal Philosophical Psychology in 2013, volume 26, issue 2, pages 291–314.