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Quining diet qualia.

Keith Frankish1

  • 1University of Crete, Greece. k.frankish@gmail.com

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PubMed
Summary

The study argues that a "diet" conception of qualia lacks explanatory content. If classic qualia realism is rejected, only dispositions to attribute qualia require explanation, not qualia themselves.

Area of Science:

  • Philosophy of Mind
  • Cognitive Science
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • The concept of qualia, or subjective conscious experiences, is central to theories of phenomenal consciousness.
  • The 'classic' view of qualia as intrinsic, ineffable, and subjective is debated.
  • A 'diet' conception of qualia, a watered-down version, is often proposed as a more tractable explanandum.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if a neutral explanandum for theories of phenomenal consciousness exists.
  • To critically evaluate the 'diet' conception of qualia as a viable alternative to the 'classic' view.
  • To ascertain what remains to be explained if classic qualia realism is abandoned.

Main Methods:

  • Philosophical analysis of the concept of qualia.

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  • Argumentation regarding the content and explanatory power of the 'diet' qualia conception.
  • Conceptual critique of qualia realism and its alternatives.

    • Main Results:

    • The 'diet' conception of qualia lacks distinctive content.
    • Stripping qualia of intrinsicality, ineffability, and subjectivity leaves no phenomenal residue.
    • The 'diet' notion of qualia is argued to be empty and should be 'quined' (discarded).

    Conclusions:

    • A neutral explanandum for phenomenal consciousness, acceptable to all sides, cannot be based on a 'diet' qualia.
    • If classic qualia realism is rejected, the focus should shift to explaining 'zero' qualia: our dispositions to judge experiences as having classic qualia.
    • The concept of 'diet' qualia offers no substantive explanatory target for consciousness theories.