Knowledge Tree
physical processes
Also known as: physical process
Facts (24)
Sources
The Hard Problem of Consciousness | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com 12 facts
claimEpiphenomenalism attempts to avoid the problems of interactionism by denying consciousness any causal role, but it fails to explain how consciousness emerges from physical processes without reducing the former to the latter.
claimApproaches using indeterministic quantum processes to explain the causal role of consciousness fail to define the specific conditions under which the mind interferes in physical processes or the natural principles governing such interference.
claimDavid Chalmers states that a solution to the hard problem requires an account of the relationship between physical processes and consciousness based on natural principles.
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”
claimInteractionism faces the problem of identifying a non-causal mechanism that could explain how consciousness influences physical processes, given the lack of a clear causal connection.
claimThere is empirical evidence demonstrating a correlation between subjective human experience and physical processes within the nervous system, including identifying active brain areas during activities like seeing, listening, speaking, thinking, and sleeping.
claimDavid Chalmers argues that while neuroscience suggests a lawful relationship between physical processes and conscious experience, these represent two irreducible ontic categories, meaning the responsible natural law cannot be entailed by physical law alone.
claimPhenomenal and physical processes are distinct irreducible ontic categories.
claimDavid Chalmers posits that there must be a contingent non-physical fundamental law that explains how and why physical processes are related to microphenomenal properties.
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.
claimInteractionists and epiphenomenalists face the challenge of explaining how phenomenal experience emerges from physical processes, as both are considered irreducible to each other.
claimDavid Chalmers defines the "hard problem of consciousness" as the challenge of explaining how and why physical processes give rise to phenomenal consciousness.
Moving Forward on the Problem of Consciousness - David Chalmers consc.net 3 facts
claimBruce MacLennan proposes a 'one-activity-site-one-protophenomenon' principle to explain when protophenomena associate with physical processes.
claimDavid Chalmers argues that a precise theory of protophenomena requires an account of when they associate with physical processes, what types associate with which processes, and the principles by which they combine into unified experience.
perspectiveDavid Chalmers favors an informational view of consciousness because the most striking correspondences between experience and underlying physical processes occur at the level of information structures.
Unknown source 2 facts
claimThe 'hard problem' of consciousness is defined as the challenge of understanding why and how physical processes are associated with consciousness, specifically questioning why humans are not simply robots or philosophical zombies.
claimDavid Chalmers is a philosopher known for coining the term 'the hard problem of consciousness,' which refers to the question of how and why consciousness is produced from physical processes.
Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness cambridge.org Dec 20, 2023 2 facts
claimThe 'hard problem of consciousness' consists of explaining why phenomenal consciousness accompanies functional processes or how phenomenal consciousness arises from physical processes at all.
perspectiveThomas Nagel claims that it is unintelligible how any physical process can necessitate consciousness, asserting that causation must involve necessitation rather than effects merely following causes.
Hard problem of consciousness - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimThe 'hard problem' of consciousness is the question of why and how physical processes in the brain are accompanied by subjective experience, including why specific mechanisms lead to specific feelings rather than others.
Hard Problem of Consciousness - David Chalmers - organism.earth organism.earth Jul 5, 2016 1 fact
claimThe “Hard Problem of Consciousness” is defined as the problem of how physical processes in the brain give rise to the subjective experience of the mind and of the world.
Psychology and Cognitive Science on Consciousness klinikong.com 1 fact
claimThe "hard problem of consciousness" refers to the challenge of explaining why and how subjective experiences arise from physical processes in the brain.
David Chalmers Thinks the Hard Problem Is Really Hard scientificamerican.com Apr 10, 2017 1 fact
claimDavid Chalmers argues that the connection between physical processes and consciousness may be analogous to fundamental laws in physics, which also lack an intuitive 'Aha!' explanation.
Non-Reductive Physicalism - Theories of Consciousness theoriesofconsciousness.com 1 fact
perspectiveGeorge Ellis argues that mental properties emerge from complex neural systems and exert genuine downward causation on physical processes, emphasizing that higher-level organization creates new causal powers.