According to the Higher-Order (HO) theorist, 'what-it's-likeness' (subjective experience) occurs only when an individual becomes aware of a first-order mental state and its qualitative properties by having an appropriate meta-state directed at it.

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  Consciousness (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 ...

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• Consciousness (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 ... plato.stanford.edu Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy via serper

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• subjective experience concept
• Higher Order Theories concept