Research and Applications of Qualia – The Unit of Subjective Experience
International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering May 10, 2020 DOI: 10.35940/ijitee.g5145.059720 (opens in new tab) via Semantic Scholar
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractThe paper reviews the current state of research on the mind-body problem, focusing on 'qualia' or phenomenal experience. It traces the concept from its Latin origins through Western philosophy and examines how consciousness has been studied across disciplines including the humanities, sciences, philosophy, music, computer science, and physicalism. The authors also discuss how experts use the language of mental illness to address mental disorder in civilization. The work provides a descriptive account of philosophy's development from its inception to the present, covering stages of scientific evolution and diverse approaches to studying consciousness.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Philosophy |
| Key finding | Argues that the concept of qualia has persisted in philosophical discussions of sensory experience and that consciousness is studied across many interdisciplinary fields, while mental illness is used as a framework for understanding mental disorder. |
Abstract
This paper performs a detail study on the present state of research in the study of mind-body problem that is termed as ‘qualia’ or the ‘phenomenal experience’. The term ‘qualia’ (singular: quale) in Latin has continued to exist in philosophical discussions of the epistemological status of sensory experience, an essential problem of western philosophy. Consciousness has been studied in vast interdisciplinary fields like humanities, sciences, philosophy, academicians, musicians, computer science, physicialism and many more. Further we also talk about how experts talkt in terms of mental illness to tackle the problem of metal disorderliness in the civilization. We in this paper discuss about the inception of philosophy up to the present state with all the description of various stages of evolution in sciences and study on the consciousness in various fields.