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Definicja qualiów – przyczynek do filozofii logicznej
The definition of qualia — a contribution to logical philosophy

Author(s): Przemysław Spryszak
Subject(s): Philosophy, Logic
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: quale; relational structure; anti‑psychologism

Summary/Abstract: In my article, I propose an abstract definition of a quale, which (generally speaking) identifies qualia with sets belonging to certain relational structures. I maintain that my definition, by not taking advantage of psychological terms, makes the notion of a quale more understandable and the existence of qualia themselves less disputable than is commonly supposed. In addition, I briefly discuss the traditional concept of a quale.

  • Issue Year: IV/2014
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 267-276
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish