MicroWave@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoConsciousness Is a Continuum, and Scientists Are Starting to Measure Itwww.scientificamerican.comexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up178arrow-down13cross-posted to: science@mander.xyz
arrow-up175arrow-down1external-linkConsciousness Is a Continuum, and Scientists Are Starting to Measure Itwww.scientificamerican.comMicroWave@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square7fedilinkcross-posted to: science@mander.xyz
minus-squareMango@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·10 months agoThis certainly isn’t close to explaining the mechanism of qualia, but it’s a pretty good step in that direction!
minus-squareA_A@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·10 months ago…qualia ? ok, it is this : In philosophy of mind, qualia (…) are defined as instances of subjective, conscious experience. - -Wikipedia.
minus-squareagamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·10 months agoThat’s just the definition of qualia, not an explanation of the mechanism that generates them.
minus-squareA_A@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·10 months agoDisappointing I know. Sorry about that. Eventually, science should get there 😌. As written above, the article is a step towards this.
This certainly isn’t close to explaining the mechanism of qualia, but it’s a pretty good step in that direction!
…qualia ? ok, it is this :
That’s just the definition of qualia, not an explanation of the mechanism that generates them.
Disappointing I know. Sorry about that. Eventually, science should get there 😌. As written above, the article is a step towards this.