1998-11-23Z2011-03-11T08:53:51Zhttp://cogprints.org/id/eprint/368This item is in the repository with the URL: http://cogprints.org/id/eprint/3681998-11-23ZThe Qualities of QualiaThis essay is a defence of the traditional notion of qualia - as properties of consciousness that are ineffable, intrinsic, private and immediately apprehensible - against the eliminative attempts of Daniel Dennett in the influential article "Quining Qualia." It is suggested that a thorough exploration of the concept is an appropriate starting point for future explanations of qualia, and the essay ends with some possible explanations of the four traditional properties.David de Leon