The hard problem and the landscape

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Chalmers, the framing, the camps: makes the hard problem clear, distinguishes it from the easy problems, and maps the major positions (illusionism, functionalism, panpsychism, dualism).

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State the hard problem in one sentence in your own words.Distinguish easy problems from the hard problem with a concrete example.Name the major camps (illusionism, functionalism, panpsychism, dualism) and what each commits to.Say where you provisionally stand, and why — knowing you'll probably change your mind.

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○The Conscious Mind— David Chalmersanchor · book
○Being You: A New Science of Consciousness— Anil Sethcompanion · book
○Facing Up to the Problem of Consciousness— David Chalmersoptional · paper

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unlocks Everything. Without this framing the other units become technical without context.

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