Task 2.2

Question 1

What are the two distinct aspects of the mind?

Answer 1

1. phenomenal consciousness
2. Psychological consciousness
   = combined is a conscious mental state
   = Seperate, they can not understand the mind completly

Question 2

What is meant by phenomenal conciousness ?

Answer 2

• > The Qualia
• Explains the concept of mind via conscious experience
• Conscious experinced are characterised by the way it feels
• example: Sensation

Question 3

What is meant by psychological consciousness ?

Answer 3

• Explains the concept of mind the via explanatory basis (information processing) for behaviour
• Consciouss experienced are characteristed by the way it does
• Example would be learning and memory
• Also called awareness

Question 4

What is so special abbout the phenomenal conscousness ?

Answer 4

• It can only be accesed by the first person

Question 5

What is so special about the psychological consciousness?

Answer 5

• it can be accesed by the 3 person

Question 6

how can specific mental concepts be described (so not the whole mind together)?

Answer 6

• Either via the phenomenal consciousness
• Or via the Psycchological consciousness
• Or via both combined most likely

Question 7

Name a few examples for concepts which can be described via the phenomenal consciousness:

Answer 7

• Every kind of sensation
  1. pain (emotions)
  2. hot or cold
  3. tactile
  4. Hunger
  5. Rich experiences (visual and auditory combined)

Question 8

Name a few examples for concepts which can be described via the psychological consciousness:

Answer 8

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Question 9

What is meant by double life ?

Answer 9

• If consciousness concepts wants to be expalined they are often explained by Pssychological and phenomenal consciousness since they tend to co occur (bounded toegther)
• But some dual conceps are still more one sided such as sensation (more phenomenal)

Question 10

What is meant by the deflationary concept ?

Answer 10

• That consciousness is purely based on psychological consciousness

Question 11

What is meant by the inflationary concept ?

Answer 11

• conscious experience is required for truly believing

- consciousness is purely based on phenomenalconsciousness

Question 12

What is the problem of phenomenal consciousness ?

Answer 12

• We have no independent language for describing phenomenal qualities

Question 13

What is meant by awareness ?

Answer 13

• Whenever we have acces to some information and can use that information to control behaviour
• In general, wherever there is phenomenal consciousness, there seems to be awareness

Question 14

What is the difference between consciousness and awareness ?

Answer 14

• consciousness is the procces of awarness -> so they are not equal !
• awareness is the process of information
• owen study could only be/is about awareness

Question 15

What is the orgin of the body and mind probelm and what does it mean?

Answer 15

• objective reality vs subjective reality

- Aristotelian vs Galileo and Descartes world view

Question 16

What happens if you would just have a brain without any soul ?(consciousness)

Answer 16

• • There would be no life after death

- if so then psychology will be replaced by neuroscience

Question 17

What is meant by the hard problem? (champler)

Answer 17

• How do I explain our subjective experience / phenomenal consciousness ?
• Example = how do I explain pian ?

Question 18

What is meant by the easy probelm? (champler)

Answer 18

• solvable problems in the future

- Which physical systems play a role in psychological consciusness

Question 19

What are some solutions to the body and mind problem?

Answer 19

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Question 20

What is meant by first person data?

Answer 20

• Subjective experience

- not accesible to others

Question 21

What is meant by third person data?

Answer 21

• objetive data

- Accesible to others