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| 7272 | Maybe lots of qualia lead to intentionality, rather than intentionality being basic |
| Full Idea: A common modern reductive view of the mind is that a hierarchy of intentional systems eventually produce qualia, but it might be the other way around. The mind is 'qualia-upon-qualia', with units of minimal qualia building up into intentional thought. | |||
| From: Harry Gildersleve (talk [2005]), quoted by PG - Db (ideas) | |||
| A reaction: If qualia are seen as existing at the most basic level of the brain, this may well imply panpsychism. It certainly says that basic brain cells are capable of minimal experiences. The idea that thought is essentially qualitative is very intriguing. |