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Qualia are fundamentally defined as the qualitative features of experience [1], and the hard problem of consciousness centers on why these specific qualia constitute the nature of experience [2]. Furthermore, both concepts are linked by the philosophical inquiry into the essential nature of subjectivity and consciousness [3], with qualia often analyzed as intrinsic or non-relational properties of experience {fact:3, fact:5}.
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The Hard Problem of Consciousness | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com 1 fact
claimThe hard problem of consciousness includes the question of why specific qualia constitute experience, such as why seeing the color green feels exactly as it does in a specific moment or context.
Consciousness (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 ... plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimWhile qualia have traditionally been regarded as intrinsic, private, and ineffable monadic features of experience, current theories often reject some of these commitments (Dennett 1990).
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.
Hard Problem of Consciousness | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 1 fact
referenceDaniel Dennett argued in 1988 that if qualia are construed as non-relational, intrinsic qualities of experience, one might deny that qualia exist.
Dualism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Winter 2016 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimQualia are defined as the qualitative features of experience.