Discussions about the nature of consciousness are mainly conducted within the framework of three hypotheses: (1) consciousness is an independent reality that is not connected with matter by cause-and-effect relationships — dualism, (2) consciousness is something derived from material substance — physicalism, and (3) matter and consciousness are modes of something third — neutral monism. The interaction of material substance and consciousness from the point of view of the modern analytical philosophy of consciousness is described using the concept of qualia, which is understood as phenomenal, qualitative characteristics of experience associated with the subject's experience of his neuronal states. Without giving preference to any of the three hypotheses, it is possible to conceptualize them if the languages of description of the object under study are clearly distinguishable. Logical analysis leads to the need to combine the languages used by “neural” logic, which describes causal connections of neuronal states, and «mental» logic, which describes various types of mental state connections. The article analyzes the varieties of combinations of logical languages required in this case.
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Vasyukov V.L. Logical languages for describing consciousness, Ivanovo State University Bulletin, Series: Humanities, 2023, iss. 4, pp. 132—139.