The hard problem of consciousness in the light of onto-gnoseological uncertainty

Purpose: The main purpose of this article is to show that the paradigm of viewing the ‘hard problem’ of consciousness in analytic philosophy makes it a pseudo-problem rather than a ‘hard problem’. The objectives of this research included showing the reasons for the authors’ thesis, demonstrating the irreducibility of consciousness as a special layer of reality, and proposing a way to overcome these difficulties. Design/methodology/approach: In this article, the ‘hard problem’ of consciousness is viewed from the standpoints of the transcendental-phenomenological and dialectical approaches and is analyzed through the prism of the principle of onto-gnoseological uncertainty. Findings: It is shown that the way of formulating the ‘hard problem’ in the analytical philosophical tradition inevitably makes it a pseudo-problem. At the same time, with the consistent realization of the principle of onto-gnoseological uncertainty, the antinomy of solutions to the problems of consciousness is eliminated, which opens up a way to a productive solution of problems related to the interpretation of consciousness both in natural sciences and in philosophy. Originality/value: This research reveals the methodological potential of applying the principle of onto-gnoseological uncertainty to the problems that arise in modern philosophy in connection with the achievements of natural sciences. © 2018 Nicolaus Copernicus University. All Rights Reserved.

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Издательство
Nicolaus Copernicus University
Номер выпуска
2
Язык
Английский
Страницы
101-113
Статус
Опубликовано
Том
6
Год
2018
Организации
  • 1 Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), Russian Federation
Ключевые слова
Consciousness and brain; Hard problem of consciousness; Onto-gnoseological uncertainty; Qualia; Subjective reality
Дата создания
19.07.2019
Дата изменения
19.07.2019
Постоянная ссылка
https://repository.rudn.ru/ru/records/article/record/38449/
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