The Hard Problem of Consciousness Isn’t a Problem
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What is consciousness? From Mary’s Room to philosophical zombies, from panpsychism to eliminativism, everyone has theories about the “hard problem.” But under what realistic circumstances would it actually matter whether something is truly conscious versus merely appearing conscious? Rather read? I also made this episode into an article: https://btr.mt/analects/the-hard-problem-of-consciousness-isnt-a-problem-lecture And the piece it’s based on: https://btr.mt/analects/questions-that-dont-matter#consciousness. Stuff I mentioned: Panpsychism AI Consciousness Consciousness vs Conscious Access Mundane Cults The Placebo Effect John Locke: Primary-Secondary Quality Distinction Mary’s Room (Knowledge Argument) Qualia on Wikipedia Thomas Nagel: “What Is It Like to Be a Bat?” Animal Echolocation Hard Problem of Consciousness Philosophical Zombie Sam Harris: The Moral Landscape Sam Harris TED Talk: Science Can Answer Moral Questions New Mysterianism Brian Key: Fish Cannot Feel Pain Do Honey Bees Have Conscious Experience? Insight and the Sciences Related stuff: Spirituality of the Mind
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What is consciousness? From Mary's Room to philosophical zombies, from panpsychism to eliminativism, everyone has theories about the "hard problem." But under what realistic circumstances would it actually matter whether something is truly conscious versus merely appearing conscious?
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