Full Idea
Many philosophers today have adopted the view that we can achieve an enormous simplification by reducing the two components of the mind-body problem - intentionality and consciousness - into one; ...consciousness is no more than representations.
Gist of Idea
Maybe we should see intentionality and consciousness as a single problem, not two
Source
Robert Kirk (Mind and Body [2003], §8.4)
Book Reference
Kirk,Robert: 'Mind and Body' [Acumen 2003], p.167
A Reaction
One would then see subjective experience and informational content as two consequences of a single mental activity. This strikes me as the correct route to go. We do, after all, learn BY experiencing. Hence concepts are tied in with qualia.