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David Chalmers relates to the concept of discrimination by identifying it as a functional process that constitutes the 'easy problems' of consciousness [1], which he explicitly distinguishes from the phenomenon of subjective experience {fact:1, fact:2}.
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Moving Forward on the Problem of Consciousness - David Chalmers consc.net 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.
claimDavid Chalmers defines the 'easy problems' of consciousness as those concerning the performance of functions, such as discrimination, integration, accessibility, internal monitoring, and reportability.