The hard problem of consciousness is a longstanding
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The hard problem of consciousness is a longstanding philosophical question that has not been satisfactorily answered by traditional approaches. - The paper identifies a gap in our understanding of consciousness and proposes a new solution.
Evidence profile
Stated in the cells research gap and abstract sections of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2020 and 2026, spanning 4 journals. Those papers have been cited 9 times in total.
Research trend
Established — well-defined area with open sub-problems.
Supporting evidence — 4 representative gaps
- EL PROBLEMA DIFÍCIL DE LA CONCIENCIA - UNA RESPUESTA VINCULAR (2026) · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · doi
The hard problem of consciousness is a longstanding philosophical question that has not been satisfactorily answered by traditional approaches. - The paper identifies a gap in our understanding of consciousness and proposes a new solution.
generalstated in cells research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: hard problem consciousness longstanding philosophical question has been - Hegel’in Fenomenoloji’sinde Bilinç’ten Özbilinç’e Geçiş Problemi (2026) · Felsefe Dünyası · doi
The paper identifies a gap in the existing literature, namely the lack of an adequate explanation for the transition from Consciousness to Self-Consciousness. - The paper argues that the existing literature does not adequately address the explanatory gap in the transition from Consciousness to Self-Consciousness.
generalstated in cells research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: paper identifies gap existing literature namely lack adequate - Yapay Zekâda Bilinç Sorunu: Hofstadter’in Dizgenin Dışına Atlama Görüşü Işığında Bir Değerlendirme (2026) · TRT Akademi · doi
The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the problem of consciousness in artificial intelligence. - The paper suggests that the ability to understand and represent self-referential structures is a key aspect of human consciousness.
generalstated in cells research gapevidence 5/5Keywords: paper identifies gap understanding problem consciousness artificial intelligence - Reconsidering the<i>ignorabimus</i>: du Bois-Reymond and the hard problem of consciousness (2020) · Science in Context · cited 9× · doi
In the final sections, I show how contemporary research can benefit from a reconsideration of this position and its context of emergence, which is a good vantage point to trace open problems in consciousness studies back to their historical development.
generalstated in abstractevidence 4/5Keywords: final sections show contemporary benefit reconsideration position context emergence good vantage point trace open problems
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