Light in The Room

An essay written by Andrew Lee about Consciousness. He wants to argue that the metaphor of: “Consciousness is where there are lights on the inside” The metaphor is versatile and not too broad.

Elements of Consciousness

1. Form (Light or Room)
2. Structure
3. Applications

Ideas

• Consciousness could be the light itself or the illuminated room

Consciousness As the Light

Consciousness has Subjectivity. It is what it is in virtue of which an entity feels some way at all

Consciousness As the Illuminated Room

Consciousness has Phenomenal Character. It is what it feels like to be an entity.

Structural Properties of Consciousness

Involves the parameters of consciousness. Similar to the properties of light.

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  Subjectivity is a dimension of phenomenal character. Think about it as the columns for the phenomenal character matrix, they only partition into categories of experience.
• If we believe that light has intensity, then we can say that consciousness is Multidimensional
• If we believe that light has hue, then we can say that consciousness is Degreed