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TOPIC 04 · PSYCHOLOGY · MIND & BRAIN · THE HARD PROBLEM
PAGE 1 OF 5 — WHAT IS CONSCIOUSNESS?
THE INNER WORLD
Comic illustration: a person experiencing the inner world of consciousness
YOU ARE AWARE!
Consciousness is your ability to be aware of yourself and the world around you. Right now you can feel, think, and notice things happening. That inner movie playing in your mind is what philosophers and scientists call subjective experience. It is private, personal, and happening only inside you. No one else can directly step into your mind and feel exactly what you feel.
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You are conscious right now, but you were not conscious before you were born. Consciousness seems to switch on with a living brain, yet scientists still debate exactly how and why.
AWARE!
QUALIA
Comic illustration: the redness of red and other sensory qualia
🍎 The redness of a ripe apple
🌶️ The sting of spicy food
SUBJECTIVE
Comic illustration: two people with different inner experiences
👁️ Your view of the world is yours alone
💭 Feelings only you can truly know
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