Scientifically-Flawed Bypass of the Hard Problem Doesn’t Make It ‘Easier’!
PsyArXiv August 12, 2021 preprint DOI: 10.31234/osf.io/mfkz4 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Commentary |
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| Topics | Philosophy of mind |
| Key points | Argues that Melloni et al.'s claim to make the 'hard problem' of consciousness easier is untenable because, in their chosen analytical setting, the hard problem is impossible, and their claims further muddy the already-opaque waters of mainstream conscious-experiential science. |
Abstract
In the flagship journal Science, Melloni et al. recently claimed to offer a way of making the ‘hard problem’ of consciousness easier. In fact, in their chosen analytical setting, the hard problem is impossible, and their claims simply further muddy the already-opaque waters in the mainstream field of conscious-experiential science.
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