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  2. Hard problem of consciousness - Wikipedia

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    So philosophy of mind tends to treat consciousness as if it consisted simply of the contents of consciousness (the phenomenal qualities), while it really is precisely consciousness of contents, the very givenness of whatever is subjectively given. And therefore the problem of consciousness does not pertain so much to some alleged "mysterious ...

  3. Consciousness - Wikipedia

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    Today, it often includes any kind of cognition, experience, ... The corresponding entry in the Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy (1998) reads: Consciousness

  4. Philosophy of mind - Wikipedia

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    The philosophy of mind is a branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of the mind and its relation to the body and the external world. The mind–body problem is a paradigmatic issue in philosophy of mind, although a number of other issues are addressed, such as the hard problem of consciousness and the nature of particular mental states.

  5. List of philosophical problems - Wikipedia

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    The hard problem of consciousness is the question of what consciousness is and why we have consciousness as opposed to being philosophical zombies. The adjective "hard" is to contrast with the "easy" consciousness problems, which seek to explain the mechanisms of consciousness ("why" as compared with "how", or final cause versus efficient cause ...

  6. Eternal oblivion - Wikipedia

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    For Clark, in oblivion there is even an absence of experience, as we can only speak of experience when a subjective self exists. According to neuroscientist Giulio Tononi, consciousness is "all we are and all we have: lose consciousness and, as far as you are concerned, your own self and the entire world dissolve into nothingness." [18]

  7. The Conscious Mind - Wikipedia

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    The Conscious Mind has had significant influence on philosophy of mind and the scientific study of consciousness, as is evidenced by Chalmers easy/hard problem distinction having become standard terminology within relevant philosophical and scientific fields. Chalmers has expressed bewilderment at the book's success, writing that it has ...

  8. Mind - Wikipedia

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    The mind is responsible for phenomena like perception, thought, feeling, and action.. The mind is that which thinks, feels, perceives, imagines, remembers, and wills.The totality of mental phenomena, it includes both conscious processes, through which an individual is aware of external and internal circumstances, and unconscious processes, which can influence an individual without intention or ...

  9. Phenomenology (philosophy) - Wikipedia

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    The object of consciousness is called the intentional object, and this object is constituted for consciousness in many different ways, through, for instance, perception, memory, signification, and so forth. Throughout these different intentionalities, though they have different structures and different ways of being "about" the object, an ...