Philosophy
Phenomenal Concepts and the Explanatory Gap of Consciousness
Quick fact
The term 'explanatory gap' was coined by philosopher Joseph Levine in 1983, and it captures the idea that even complete knowledge of brain processes might never explain why they feel the way they do.
Why this is interesting
You know what it feels like to taste chocolate, but how could you ever explain that exact feeling to someone who has never had it? Why is the 'what it's like' of experience so hard to capture in physical terms?