The Emergence of Dilemmas of Consciousness: Resolving the Hard Problem and Explanatory Gap

Authors

Gabriel Hull, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

10-22-2022

Publisher

Dialogue: Journal of Phi Sigma Tau

Volume

65

Issue

1

First page number:

46

Last page number:

57

Abstract

I propose a resolution to the hard problem of consciousness, the mind-body problem, and the explanatory gap. I set forth conditions that may lead an organism or system to develop dilemmas that correspond directly to our dilemmas of consciousness. I also describe a hypothetical state-machine with the capacity to develop both these dilemmas and related concepts. Since the only objective properties of consciousness are its attendant dilemmas and adjacent concepts, the system serves to resolve the hard problem of consciousness.

Controlled Subject

Consciousness; Mind and body; Philosophy

Disciplines

Philosophy | Philosophy of Mind

File Format

pdf

File Size

23300 KB

Language

English

Rights

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Repository Citation

Hull, G. (2022). The Emergence of Dilemmas of Consciousness: Resolving the Hard Problem and Explanatory Gap. , 65(1), 46-57.
Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/psychology_student_research/1