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David Chalmers is related to cognitive function through his distinction between the 'hard problem' of consciousness (subjective experience) and the 'easy problems' involving cognitive functions like self-monitoring, which he argues can be explained by neural or computational mechanisms. [1][2][3][4][5]
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The Problem of Hard and Easy Problems cambridge.org 1 fact
referenceThe second criterion for distinguishing between hard and easy problems, as presented by David Chalmers, stipulates that it is legitimate to ask why the performance of specific cognitive and behavioral functions is accompanied by subjective experience.
Hard Problem of Consciousness | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 1 fact
quoteDavid Chalmers stated in 1995: "What makes the hard problem hard and almost unique is that it goes beyond problems about the performance of functions. To see this, note that even when we have explained the performance of all the cognitive and behavioral functions in the vicinity of experience—perceptual discrimination, categorization, internal access, verbal report—there may still remain a further unanswered question: Why is the performance of these functions accompanied by experience?"
The Hard Problem of Consciousness | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com 1 fact
claimDavid Chalmers argues that while the 'easy problems' of consciousness can be explained by specifying neural or computational mechanisms, the 'hard problem' remains because explaining cognitive and behavioral functions leaves an open question regarding why the performance of these functions is accompanied by experience.
David Chalmers Thinks the Hard Problem Is Really Hard scientificamerican.com 1 fact
claimDavid Chalmers coined the term 'hard problem' in the early 1990s to distinguish the subjective experience of consciousness from cognitive functions like 'self-monitoring', which he labeled the 'easy stuff'.
Moving Forward on the Problem of Consciousness - David Chalmers consc.net 1 fact
perspectiveDavid Chalmers acknowledges that treating consciousness as fundamental provides a clear research program, effectively turning the 'hard problem' into an 'easy problem' (distinct from the 'Easy problem' of cognitive function) that is not intractable in principle.