The Hard Problem of Consciousness in the Light of Onto-Gnoseological Uncertainty

• Nikolaevna Gnatik, Ekaterina ^[1] ; Alexandrovich Lokhov, Sergey ^[1] ; Valerievich Mamchenkov, Dmitry ^[1] ; Petrovna Matyushova, Maria ^[1]
  1. [1] Peoples' Friendship University of Russia

     Peoples' Friendship University of Russia

     Rusia

     
• Localización: Scientia et fides, ISSN 2300-7648, Vol. 6, Nº. 2, 2018, págs. 101-113
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Purpose: The main purpose of this article is to show that the paradigm of viewing the ‘hard problem’ of consciousness in analytic philosophy makes it a pseudo-problem rather than a ‘hard problem’. The objectives of this research included showing the reasons for the authors’ thesis, demonstrating the irreducibility of consciousness as a special layer of reality, and proposing a way to overcome these difficulties.Design/methodology/approach: In this article, the ‘hard problem’ of consciousness is viewed from the standpoints of the transcendental-phenomenological and dialectical approaches and is analyzed through the prism of the principle of onto-gnoseological uncertainty.Findings: It is shown that the way of formulating the ‘hard problem’ in the analytical philosophical tradition inevitably makes it a pseudo-problem. At the same time, with the consistent realization of the principle of onto-gnoseological uncertainty, the antinomy of solutions to the problems of consciousness is eliminated, which opens up a way to a productive solution of problems related to the interpretation of consciousness both in natural sciences and in philosophy.Originality/value: This research reveals the methodological potential of applying the principle of onto-gnoseological uncertainty to the problems that arise in modern philosophy in connection with the achievements of natural sciences.