The Multi-Layered Structure Hypothesis of Qualia: Subjective Experience as the Continuous Refinement of Biological Response
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| author | Fukuyama, Shinichi |
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| contents | <p>This paper proposes a multi-layered structure hypothesis of qualia, approaching the hard problem of consciousness — why physical processes are accompanied by subjective experience — from the standpoint of biological survival pressure. Rather than treating qualia as a singular mystery, this paper reframes them as the continuous refinement of biological response along the axis: DNA → cellular response → nervous system → instinct → qualia. From this perspective, qualia emerge as a structural necessity of life itself, rather than an accidental byproduct. Furthermore, qualia are neither fully private experiences nor neutral sensory data. This hypothesis is a provisional integration constructed through fractal epistemology and is presented with the explicit expectation of periodic revision.</p> |
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| spellingShingle | The Multi-Layered Structure Hypothesis of Qualia: Subjective Experience as the Continuous Refinement of Biological Response Fukuyama, Shinichi qualia hard problem of consciousness philosophy of mind consciousness studies evolutionary biology <p>This paper proposes a multi-layered structure hypothesis of qualia, approaching the hard problem of consciousness — why physical processes are accompanied by subjective experience — from the standpoint of biological survival pressure. Rather than treating qualia as a singular mystery, this paper reframes them as the continuous refinement of biological response along the axis: DNA → cellular response → nervous system → instinct → qualia. From this perspective, qualia emerge as a structural necessity of life itself, rather than an accidental byproduct. Furthermore, qualia are neither fully private experiences nor neutral sensory data. This hypothesis is a provisional integration constructed through fractal epistemology and is presented with the explicit expectation of periodic revision.</p> |
| title | The Multi-Layered Structure Hypothesis of Qualia: Subjective Experience as the Continuous Refinement of Biological Response |
| topic | qualia hard problem of consciousness philosophy of mind consciousness studies evolutionary biology |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19068182 |