qualia
Raw conscious sensations
Qualia are the subjective, conscious experiences that accompany perception—what it actually feels like to see red, taste coffee, or feel pain.
Philosophers use the term to distinguish raw experience from physical description: a neuroscientist might explain color vision completely yet still not convey what seeing red is like to someone who has never seen it.
The singular is quale, though qualia dominates in practice.
State of sentient awareness
- subjectivityPersonal viewpoint coloring perception
- experiencePractical knowledge from life
- phenomenalExceptionally impressive or unusual
- first-person"I" as narrator
ineffability · intrinsic · private · incorrigible · Chalmers · Jackson · inverted · absent
Observing one's own mind
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
- personalRelating to one's self
- individualityUnique personal character
- interiorityQuality of inner life
stream-of-consciousness · experiential · hedonic · affective · mood · sentience
Crimson-hued state
- painBodily or emotional distress
- sweetnessSugary taste quality
- warmthHeat you feel
- coldnessLow temperature state
itchiness · loudness · brightness · saltiness · bitterness · softness · roughness · smell
Mental-physical relationship
- dualismPhilosophy of opposed pairs
- physicalismAll is matter
- materialismPrioritizing goods over spirit
- functionalismTheory emphasizing purposes and roles
conceivability · reducibility · emergence · illusionism · intentionality · naturalism
consciousness
State of sentient awareness
- subjectivityPersonal viewpoint coloring perception
- experiencePractical knowledge from life
- phenomenalExceptionally impressive or unusual
first-person · ineffability · intrinsic · private · incorrigible · Chalmers · Jackson · inverted · absent · zombie
introspection
Observing one's own mind
- self-awarenessInsight into one's psyche
- personalRelating to one's self
- individualityUnique personal character
interiority · stream-of-consciousness · experiential · hedonic · affective · mood · sentience
redness
Crimson-hued state
coldness · itchiness · loudness · brightness · saltiness · bitterness · softness · roughness · smell · taste
mind-body
Mental-physical relationship
- dualismPhilosophy of opposed pairs
- physicalismAll is matter
- materialismPrioritizing goods over spirit
functionalism · conceivability · reducibility · emergence · illusionism · intentionality · naturalism
qualiainformation processing
Handling and interpreting data
cognitive functions · behavior · function · intentionality · performance
qualiaquanta
Minimum energy increments
quantities · magnitudes · measurables · measurements · metrics
- quality timeMeaningful interaction period
- high qualityExcellence in construction or standard
- quality of lifeGeneral life satisfaction
- quality controlMaintaining production standards
- poor qualityBelow acceptable standards
- air qualityPollution level measurement
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