The Really Hard Problem: Consciousness, Gnosis, and the Limits of Explanation
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JOURNAL:
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Crossings,
??(5/6),
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YEAR:
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2003
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Journal Article
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Subjectivity, consciousness, religion, science, explanation
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Philosophy
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LANGUAGE:
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English
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PUB ID:
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103-398-372
(Last edited on
2004/01/02 22:41:37 US/Mountain)
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ABSTRACT:
Discussions of "subject position" and the "performance of identity" in contemporary political, social, and cultural theory indicate the importance of the phenomenon of subjectivity. At the same time, a different kind of conversation has emerged about the nature of consciousness -- about the sort of thing consciousness is, whether it can be explained, what sort of explanation is appropriate, and why and how this matters. That consciousness cannot adequately be understood in terms of structures or functions is what David Chalmers calls "the hard problem." An even harder problem, however, the really hard problem, is how to wean oneself of the desire to explain consciousness and to cultivate instead an appreciation of its mystery and wonder.
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