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The 'hard problem of consciousness' is defined as the challenge of explaining how physical processes give rise to phenomenal consciousness [1], [2], [3], and [4]. David Chalmers specifically identifies phenomenal consciousness as the core subject of this hard problem because it resists functional characterization [5], [6].
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The Hard Problem of Consciousness | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com 4 facts
quote“The hard problem of consciousness [...] is that of explaining how and why physical processes give rise to phenomenal consciousness [sic!]. A solution to the hard problem would involve an account of the relation between physical processes and consciousness, explaining on the basis of natural principles how and why it is that physical processes are associated with states of experience”
claimThe 'hard problem of consciousness' refers to the question of why neurophysical processes are correlated with qualitative experience (qualia), or the phenomenal aspect of consciousness, and how this correlation can be explained.
claimThe author of the source text observes that David Chalmers' use of the phrase "give rise" in his definition of the hard problem implies a supervenience of the phenomenal on the physical.
claimDavid Chalmers defines the "hard problem of consciousness" as the challenge of explaining how and why physical processes give rise to phenomenal consciousness.
The Conscious Mind - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimDavid Chalmers argues that thinkers often conflate psychological and phenomenal consciousness, claiming to have solved the 'hard problem of consciousness' when they have actually only solved certain 'easy problems of consciousness'.
Psychedelics and Consciousness: Distinctions, Demarcations, and ... blossomanalysis.com 1 fact
claimPsychedelic substances are unlikely to elucidate the biological basis for phenomenal consciousness, also known as the 'hard problem of consciousness,' which involves explaining how first-person experience emerges.
Hard problem of consciousness - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
perspectiveProponents of illusionism argue that it is a mistake to believe in the existence of a 'hard problem of consciousness' or that phenomenal consciousness exists at all.
Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness cambridge.org 1 fact
claimThe 'hard problem of consciousness' consists of explaining why phenomenal consciousness accompanies functional processes or how phenomenal consciousness arises from physical processes at all.
[PDF] The Hard Problem of Consciousness & The Progressivism of ... fds.duke.edu 1 fact
claimDavid Chalmers defines phenomenal consciousness as 'the hard problem' because qualia resists functional characterization.