PsychologyThe Philosophical Review
What Is It Like to Be a Bat?
T. Nagel
This intriguing paper by Thomas Nagel explores the subjective nature of consciousness, asserting that the fundamental 'what it is like' aspect of experience cannot be fully captured by objective physical descriptions. Using the bat's perspective as a pivotal example, Nagel reveals the limits of understanding consciousness across species and highlights the current incomprehensibility of physicalism due to our conceptual gaps.
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