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An illusion relative to what? Obviously our perceptions, sensations and feeling are shaped by our organism, and in that sense do not represent an objective real
by erokar 11y ago
An illusion relative to what? Obviously our perceptions, sensations and feeling are shaped by our organism, and in that sense do not represent an objective reality. So what? The problem of consciousness is that we have these feelings and sensations at all -- that is what constitutes consciousness.
I take it you are familiar with Dennet's theories. Imo he doesn't really address to problem of consciousness at all, he rejects the phenomenon itself on the grounds that it cannot be verified using behavioristic observations. Searl addresses this in his book The Mystery of Consciousness.
- ThomPete 11y agoThe illusion relative to the idea of the feeling. I.e. the feeling of love isn't a separate thing from other feelings. It's just different interpretation of the same process but in different contexts. I.e. there is no love "out there" you don't feel love you feel something that we then choose to interpret as something called love but it's not a thing it's more a loosely defined category.