Philosophy · Philosophy of Mind
A topic within Philosophy of Mind, itself one of 11 topics in that field and part of Philosophy.
2 works
David Chalmers (TED)
Sets out the hard problem — why physical processing is accompanied by experience at all — and argues it is not answered by any account of which brain functions do what.
link checked 17 Sept 2026David Chalmers
Distinguishes the 'easy' problems of explaining cognitive functions from the 'hard problem' of why any physical process is accompanied by subjective experience at all, and argues the two are not the same kind of problem.
20 pageslink checked 17 Sept 2026