How does consciousness weave its magical web of inner awareness—appreciating music, enjoying art, feeling love? Even when all mental functions may be explained, the great mystery—what it 'feels like' inside—will likely remain. This is the 'Hard Problem' of consciousness. What could even count as a theory of consciousness, even in principle?

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Daniel Clement Dennett III is an American philosopher, writer and cognitive scientist and is currently the Codirector of the Center for Cognitive Studies and Professor at Tufts University.

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