3.4.1 What do we mean by mind? Flashcards
phenomenal properties
Properties of an experience that give it its distinctive experiential quality, and which are apprehended in phenomenal consciousness.
How are phenomenal properties linked to ‘qualia’?
Some, but not all, philosophers use the term ‘qualia’ to refer to these properties
qualia
+ give an example
Phenomenal properties understood as intrinsic and non-Intentional properties of mental states.
Instances of subjective conscious experience:
pain, the feeling of sun on the face, smell of coffee
intentionality
The property of mental states whereby they are ‘directed’ towards an ‘object’, that is they are ‘about’ something, e.g. the belief that Paris is the capital of France is about Paris and the desire to eat chocolate is about chocolate.