Full Idea
The Representational Thesis of mind identifies the qualities of experience - qualia - with the properties objects are represented as having.
Gist of Idea
Qualia are just the properties objects are represented as having
Source
Fred Dretske (Naturalizing the Mind [1997], §3.2)
Book Reference
Dretske,Fred: 'Naturalizing the Mind' [MIT 1997], p.73
A Reaction
This seems to challenge the distinction between primary and secondary qualities, of which I am very fond. Is 'looks beautiful' a property of an object? Is the feeling of anger a property of an object? Qualia are properties of brains?