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Introduction The problem of consciousness, also known as the Mind-Body Problem, is probably the largest outstanding obstacle in our quest to scientifically understand reality. The science of physics is not yet complete, but it is well-understood. The science of biology has explained away most of the mysteries surrounding the nature of life. Where there are gaps in our understanding of these fields, the gaps do not seem intractable; we at least have some idea of the direction in which solutions might lie. In the science of mind, things are not quite so rosy. Much progress is being made in the study of cognition, but consciousness itself is as much of a problem as it ever was. The term "consciousness" usually serves as a convenient catch-all for all that is truly mysterious about mentality. When using the term, one must therefore be careful not to collapse important distinctions, allowing confusion. The most important distinction in the study of co

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