Theoria, Beograd 2018 Volume 61, Issue 2, Pages: 131-145
https://doi.org/10.2298/THEO1802131N
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Does integrated information lack subjectivity?
Nešić Janko
I investigate the status of subjectivity in Integrated Information Theory.
This leads me to examine if Integrated Information Theory can answer the
hard problem of consciousness. On itself, Integrated Information Theory does
not seem to constitute an answer to the hard problem, but could be combined
with panpsychism to yield a more satisfying theory of consciousness. I will
show, that even if Integrated Information Theory employs the metaphysical
machinery of panpsychism, Integrated Information would still suffer from a
different problem, not being able to account for the subjective character of
consciousness.
Keywords: integrated information, consciousness, subjectivity, experience, panpsychism