Easy Does It: A Soft Landing for Consciousness

Journal of Consciousness Studies 26 (9-10):105-114 (2019)
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Problem reports result from several misunderstandings about the nature and functions of phenomenal consciousness. I discuss some philosophical and scientific correctives that, taken together, can make the hard problem seem less hard.

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