Claudiu Baciu explores cognitive qualia, developing Mircea Dumitru’s thesis that logical reasoning is guided by specific "feelings." Challenging the view that logic is purely formal, Baciu argues that emotions and imagination are essential to cognitive structures, especially in complex arguments (proofs). He connects this to the shift from substantialism to modern functionalism, where the...
Andrei Ionuț Mărășoiu analyzes Mircea Dumitru’s proposal regarding cognitive qualia, exploring the subjective experience of understanding abstract concepts like logic, geometry, and meaning. The text distinguishes these from sensory qualia, examining whether "feeling a proof" is a purely cognitive phenomenon or tied to sensory presentation. While supporting Dumitru’s taxonomy, Mărășoiu warns...