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Qualia refer to the subjective, qualitative properties of experiences, such as the redness of red or the pain of a headache, which are argued to be difficult to explain through objective science alone.

Panpsychism is the view that consciousness, mind, or soul (psyche) is a universal and primordial feature of all things. It posits that mental aspects are ubiquitous throughout the physical universe.

Epiphenomenalism is the view that mental events are caused by physical events in the brain, but have no effects upon any physical events. It holds that mental properties are without causal powers.

Dualism in the philosophy of mind is the belief that the mental and physical are fundamentally different kinds of substances or realities. This view, often associated with René Descartes, posits a critical distinction between mind and body.

Phenomenology is the philosophical study of the structures of experience and consciousness. It investigates the subjective, first-person character of experiences and the intentionality of consciousness.

The mind-body problem explores the relationship between the mind and the body, and the nature of consciousness. Key issues include whether the mind and body are separate substances (dualism), or whether mental phenomena are physical processes (physicalism).

Intentionality is the power of minds to be about, to represent, or to stand for, things, properties, or states of affairs. It is a key concept in the philosophy of mind and the development of modern linguistics.

Emergentism is the philosophical theory that complex systems have properties not directly traceable to their individual parts, asserting that consciousness emerges from the physical processes of the brain.

Theory of mind is the ability to attribute mental states — beliefs, intents, desires, knowledge, etc. — to oneself and others, and to understand that others have beliefs, desires, and intentions that are different from one's own.

This concept in the philosophy of mind refers to whether AI can have mental states like consciousness and intentionality, and the implications for understanding the nature of mind and machine intelligence.

Consciousness is the quality or state of awareness, or, of being aware of an external object or something within oneself. It has been significant in the debates on the mind-body problem and the nature of subjective experience.

Identity theory is the view that mental states are identical to physical brain states. Advocates of this view argue that for every type of mental state, there is a corresponding brain state.

This distinction in the philosophy of mind separates the experiential, subjective qualities of conscious states (qualia) from the measurable, objective quantities studied by science.

Functionalism is the doctrine that what makes something a mental state of a particular type does not depend on its internal constitution, but rather on the way it functions, or the role it plays, within the system of which it is a part.