Preface: I agree with pretty much all of what you said.
The other day, though, I had washed my hands. I had to be careful because one of my fingers can’t get wet due to an injury. While carefully washing my hand, I noticed that I was “experiencing” wetness all over my hand — to include on portions that were completely dry. I found this rather interesting, that I was experiencing something which I knew to be factually false. I wonder if the difference between processing and experiencing could have something to do with that.
I think a lot about this stuff.
conscious beings seem to self-produce composite models of the world, from which the world can be effectively navigated.
conscious beings seem to also model themselves. This is keenly distinct from self-awareness. I’m referring to a model that helps you balance, walk, know when you’re hot or cold, …
conscious beings can have “concepts,” which seem to be recursive and generative. You can’t describe a concept without referring to more concepts. There is no “root” concept. Also, for some reason, it’s often easier to understand what a “concept” is by investigating what it is not.
conscious beings seem to be able to compartmentalize composite “concepts” into a singular, singular irreducible concept. Like if I conceptualize a combination of “banana,” “bread,” and “pudding,” I might come up with a brand new experience of “banana bread pudding.” That new experience can be referenced in its own right, and it’s not necessarily reducible back to the concepts which birthed it in the first place.
I could go on and on. Sometimes I think it’s ridiculous that I can’t so easily find existing material on this stuff.
You seem to be well versed on this topic. Can I ask what your study materials have been?
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