The imagined consciousness - The eliminativism of Daniel Dennett

Once one rejects the interactionist dualism as a theory of the mind, the co ncept of quale yields a contradiction. Qua phenomenal data of consciousness it refers to an intrinsic property not explainable in terms of the natural sciences; qua data of subjective experience a quale is for the subject and must therefore be functionally efficient. In order to shun this paradox Da niel Dennett suggests challenging our intuitions concerning consciousness a nd setting up a new explanatory frame that would make it possible to develo p a theory without the concept of quale. Though the model defended by Denne tt presents several difficulties it interestingly represents an invitation to review the language-games we use to conceive consciousness.