Mind-Object Identity: A Solution to the Hard Problem.
Frontiers in Psychology 2019 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00063 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Philosophy of mind |
| Keywords | Argument from illusion Consciousness Hallucination Naturalism Physicalism |
| Key points | Proposes that one's experience of an object is identical with the object itself, redefining physical objects and the present in relative terms. |
Abstract
Here I present a mind-object identity theory based on a straightforward hypothesis: One's experience of an object is identical with the object itself. To defend this hypothesis, I will reconsider the notion of a physical object in terms of relative and actual properties. To address cases of misperception such as dreams and hallucinations, I will also reconsider the notion of present in relative terms. Both the object and the present are recast as object-relative.
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