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Qualia was a boutique brand of high-end electronics, created by Sony to showcase their best technology. Some Qualia products are brand new while others are upgraded and rebranded versions of regular Sony products. The line was launched in Japan in June 2003 and the U.S. in April 2004. In 2005, Sony discontinued the Qualia series except in the United States. In early 2006, Sony discontinued the series in the US as well.
is the second major studio album by the indie rock band Jinn. It was released on February 6, 2008.
In philosophy, qualia ( or ; singular form: quale) are what some consider to be individual instances of subjective, conscious experience. The term "qualia" derives from the Latin neuter plural form (qualia) of the Latin adjective quālis meaning "of what sort" or "of what kind"). Examples of qualia include the pain of a headache, the taste of wine, or the perceived redness of an evening sky. As qualitative characters of sensation, qualia stand in contrast to " propositional attitudes".
Daniel Dennett (b. 1942), American philosopher and cognitive scientist, regards qualia as "an unfamiliar term for something that could not be more familiar to each of us: the ways things seem to us".
Erwin Schrödinger (1887–1961), the famous physicist, had this counter-materialist take:
Much of the debate over their importance hinges on the definition of the term, and various philosophers emphasize or deny the existence of certain features of qualia. As such, the nature and existence of qualia remain controversial.
"Qualia" is the 16th single by Uverworld and was released September 15, 2010. This song was used as an ending theme for the film Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer. The B-side song "Ultimate" is the theme song for the PSP game Last Ranker which was released July 15, 2010. Its Oricon top #200 weekly peak is #2, selling a total of 65,525 copies in its first week.
Qualia is a term used in philosophy to refer to subjective conscious experiences.
Qualia may also refer to:
- Qualia (Sony), a series of electronic products produced by Sony
- Qualia (album), a 2008 album by Japanese rock band Jinn
- "Qualia" (song), a 2010 single by Japanese rock band Uverworld
- Qualia, a luxury resort secluded northernmost tip of Hamilton Island, in the Whitsunday Islands
Usage examples of "qualia".
In the more extreme versions of scientific materialism, consciousness and all mental qualia are not counted as existents at all.
If qualia were simply nonexistent, none of us, including neuroscientists, would be able to perceive, understand, or actively engage with the world about us.
Illic Leniades humili regnabat in aula, Leniades magnis nobilitatus avis: Una duas habuit casa cum genitore puellas, Quas Amor undarum fingeret esse deas: Non tamen inculti gelidis latuere sub antris, Accola Danubii qualia saevus habet.
Qualia Benton demanded in the fretful, shrill tone to be expected from an old soak whose nerves were jangling for just one more drink.
Susan Pockett has enumerated all sorts of research that says that the brain’s electromagnetic field does change in replicable ways when experiencing specific qualia: you can measure changes in the brain’s electromagnetic field when you’re looking at something red as opposed to blue, or hearing a middle C instead of a high C, and so on.