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Philosophy

The Hard Problem of Consciousness and Explanatory Gaps

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Philosopher David Chalmers coined the term 'hard problem' in 1994, but as early as 1874, William James noted that 'the passage from the physical to the mental' is a 'chasm' that science has not crossed.

Why this is interesting

You have a vivid inner world—colors, tastes, pains—but how does mere brain activity turn into that private, felt experience? Why isn't it all just dark and silent inside?