Understanding phenomenal experience as a natural part of our world

将非凡的体验理解为我们世界的自然部分。自然科学--物理、化学和生物--为我们的世界提供了令人信服的描述。然而，它们没有公开提到精神状态，特别是带有现象学的精神状态：状态就像瘙痒和色彩体验。自然学家面临的挑战是在自然主义者的图景中定位这些状态。这个项目发展并借鉴了表现主义的思维描述，来解释如何在自然主义者的画面中定位具有现象学的心理状态。这将为机器的精神生活带来新的视角。

Understanding phenomenal experience as a natural part of our world. The natural sciences?physics, chemistry and biology?provide compelling accounts of our world. They contain, however, no overt mention of mental states and in particular the mental states with a phenomenology: states like itches and colour experiences. The challenge for naturalists is locate these states within the naturalist picture. This project develops and draws on representationalist accounts of mind to explain how to locate mental states that have a phenomenology within the naturalist's picture. This will yield new perspectives on the mental lives of machines.