Do Qualia realists believe that Qualia are eternal?
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pessimist_093
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Do Qualia realists believe that Qualia are eternal?
Qualia realists like David Chalmers believe in the existence of Qualia which they define as: instances of subjective conscious experience, possessing the properties of ineffability, exclusivity and immediate apprehensibility. Qualia realists have extensively expounded upon Qualia in papers and lectures but I am unaware of them ever having addressed the position that Qualia are eternal and I am wondering whether any of them subscribe to this position.
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Martin Peter Clarke
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Re: Do Qualia realists believe that Qualia are eternal?
Why would they? I don't believe in qualia, except as coherent, justified true belief. I know them. The only way they could be eternal is in the B-theory of time; eternalism. Along with everything else.pessimist_093 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 17, 2023 10:24 am Qualia realists like David Chalmers believe in the existence of Qualia which they define as: instances of subjective conscious experience, possessing the properties of ineffability, exclusivity and immediate apprehensibility. Qualia realists have extensively expounded upon Qualia in papers and lectures but I am unaware of them ever having addressed the position that Qualia are eternal and I am wondering whether any of them subscribe to this position.
Why, how do you ask?