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K_1_09 Credible Consciousness

K_1_09 — Philosophical Zombies and the Hard Problem

The philosophical zombie (p-zombie) thought experiment, formalized by David Chalmers (1996), asks: Could there exist a being physically and functionally identical to a conscious human — identical atom for atom, processin

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K_1_14 Credible Consciousness

K_1_14 — Qualia: The Subjective Experience Problem

Qualia (singular: quale) — the term used in philosophy of mind for the subjective, experiential properties of conscious mental states — the redness of red, the painfulness of pain, the taste of coffee, the felt quality o

qualia subjective experience hard problem phenomenal consciousness Mary's Room what-it-is-like
K_5_01 Credible Consciousness

K_5_01 — Neurophenomenology and First-Person Science

Neurophenomenology — the research program proposed by Francisco Varela (1996) — seeks to bridge the "explanatory gap" between objective neuroscience and subjective experience by integrating rigorous first-person phenomen

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G_4_07 Credible Modern Frameworks

G_4_07 — Memetics — Cultural Evolution as Darwinian Process

Memetics proposes that cultural information — ideas, behaviors, styles, skills — evolves through a Darwinian process analogous to biological evolution, with the "meme" as the cultural replicator paralleling the gene. Coi

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P_1_19 Credible Philosophy & Meaning

P_1_19 — Philosophy of Mind

The philosophy of mind is the branch of philosophy that investigates the nature of mental phenomena — consciousness, intentionality, perception, emotion, belief, desire, and their relationship to the physical body and br

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P_1_08 Verified Philosophy & Meaning

P_1_08 — Philosophy of Mind and the Body Problem

The mind-body problem — how do mental states (thoughts, feelings, consciousness) relate to physical states (neurons, brains, bodies)? — is one of the oldest and most intractable problems in philosophy. Descartes (1641) f

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