Problem Set 08

In light of what appears to be the essentially subjective--that is, wholly private--nature of phenomenal consciousness and the many mental states with which consciousness is associated, explain the problem of the Explanatory Gap in a long essay. What are the implications of the Explanatory Gap for Psychology as a science? Do you think Psychology can be science? If so, how, given the hard problem of phenomenal consciousness? If not, why pursue it? Please answer this question in at most one long essay. (50)