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This research questions the completeness of integrated information theory by emphasizing qualitative dimensions of consciousness.

June 18, 2026

Integrated Information Theory and the Quality of Consciousness

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This research questions the completeness of integrated information theory by emphasizing qualitative dimensions of consciousness.
Analyzed the framework of integrated information theory through formal-material ontology.
Used case studies of the natural colour system and the quality space of pain to illustrate the limitations of IIT.
Identified significant gaps in IIT's consideration of qualitative experiences.
Argued that complementary material research is needed to enrich the understanding of consciousness.

Abstract

Integrated information theory (IIT) is celebrated for its formal modelling of consciousness. But drawing on the framework of formal-material ontology, this paper argues that IIT fails to take the qualitative or ‘material’ dimensions of experience into consideration, providing us with a formal skeleton devoid of flesh and blood. Through cases of the natural colour system and the quality space of pain, the research highlights what kinds of material research could be complementary and beneficial to IIT’s formal approach.

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Chang Liu (Mon,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a338b22630953a74978cd8f https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.53765/20512201.33.5.49

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