TY - GEN ID - cogprints368 UR - http://cogprints.org/368/ A1 - de Leon, David TI - The Qualities of Qualia Y1 - 1997/// N2 - This 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. AV - public KW - Qualia KW - eliminativism KW - Dennett ER -