qualia
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- noun
- /ˈkwɑːliə/
- Specialized
- In philosophy, quality is usually associated with either some abstract metaphysical property or some subjective phenomena (as in sense data or qualia in consciousness), neither of which is Dewey's view.
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Watch on YouTubeMaybe it goes beyond those qualities or qualia.
- Maybe it goes beyond those qualities or qualia.
- And so, you know, so just on that people talk about qualia, you know, like is your perception of green the different different from my perception of green?
- There's no adjectival qualia, but consciousness is still present.
- I feel like for qualia to exist, it must be processed.
- Are there specific qualia that that, you know, it's the universe is made of?
Examples
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No sooner had text-only worlds blossomed before it appeared they would be replaced by immersive "virtual realities," which would produce qualia as realistic as those experienced in the actual world.
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One is that people develop a new qualia, in other words, a subjective sense.
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So all of our experiences, qualia, are seeing of color.
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I feel like for qualia to exist, it must be processed.
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Neuroscience may go some way to explaining the latter, but alone it cannot explain the former, the subjective 'qualia' that we experience in our waking (and dreaming) lives.
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Buddhists simply take sentient beings as those that need our love and respect, and Western philosophers say you are sentient if you have the "ability to experience sensations" ("qualia").
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When I tasted the ripe mango, the sweet and juicy qualia of its flavor were delightful.
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Her description of the sunset captured the beautiful qualia of the vibrant colors she saw.
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The pain he felt after the injury was an intense qualia that he would never forget.
Synonyms
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A person's experience of something felt by the senses, like redness or pain
Surface Forms
Etymology
Qualia comes from the Latin root qual- meaning 'what kind' or 'quality', the same root you see in the English word quality. So qualia are the private 'qualities' of our experience, like how red looks or how chocolate tastes, which is why the word means the personal way things feel to you.