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Global Workspace Theory is related to the hard problem of consciousness because scholars like David Chalmers [1], Ned Block [2], Dalton [3], A. C. Elitzur [4], and Susan Blackmore [5] consistently evaluate the theory's ability—or failure—to explain the subjective nature of conscious experience as defined by the hard problem.
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Global workspace theory - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 3 facts
claimDalton criticized the global workspace theory on the grounds that it provides an account of the cognitive function of consciousness but fails to address the hard problem of consciousness, which concerns the nature of consciousness and how mental processes become conscious.
claimA. C. Elitzur's 1997 paper abstract argued that while the global workspace theory does not address the hard problem of consciousness, it constrains theories that do and provides insights into the relationship between consciousness and cognition.
claimSusan Blackmore stated in 'Consciousness: A Very Short Introduction' that there are two interpretations of the global workspace theory: in the first, the hard problem remains because something magical turns unconscious items into conscious ones; in the second, the hard problem disappears, but one must abandon the idea that some items are conscious while others are not.
The function(s) of consciousness: an evolutionary perspective frontiersin.org 1 fact
claimNed Block (2009) has questioned the success of Global Workspace Theory in addressing the 'hard problem' of consciousness and related foundational issues.
Hard problem of consciousness - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimDavid Chalmers discussed Global workspace theory in his original paper on the hard problem of consciousness, arguing that while it provides a promising account of how information becomes globally accessible in the brain, it fails to answer why global accessibility gives rise to conscious experience.