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Would you be able to argue in favor of you not having intentionality or qualia? Considering qualia self-evident is not equivalent to starting an inquiry with a
by gobdovan 3y ago
Would you be able to argue in favor of you not having intentionality or qualia?
Considering qualia self-evident is not equivalent to starting an inquiry with a predetermined conclusion. Rather, it is acknowledging a foundational aspect of existence that is necessary for any further inquiry to take place.
Although I agree that intersectionality could be inquired, qualia is the only thing that is literally self-evident. Qualia, by definition, refer to individual instances of subjective, conscious experience. This experience is immediately known to the experiencer and is, therefore, self-evident in a very basic sense.