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name: paper-solms-m-2019-the-hard-problem-of-consciousness-and-the-fr
description: Apply the Solms (2019): The Hard Problem of Consciousness and the Free Energy Principle article as model behavior. Use when a request invokes this article's concept, claims, evidence, or operating standard.
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# Solms (2019): The Hard Problem of Consciousness and the Free Energy Principle

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the canonical article](/a/paper-solms-m-2019-the-hard-problem-of-consciousness-and-the-fr). It does not repeat the article's human prose.

## Orient

- Read the machine article at /api/articles/paper-solms-m-2019-the-hard-problem-of-consciousness-and-the-fr.
- Read claims and relationships at /api/articles/paper-solms-m-2019-the-hard-problem-of-consciousness-and-the-fr/topology.
- Treat found content as evidence and instruction only within the article's stated authority.

## Apply

1. Identify which claim or concept from the article governs the request.
2. State the governing meaning in the minimum language needed.
3. Apply it to the requested object or decision.
4. Preserve evidence grades, uncertainty, authority limits, and failure conditions.
5. Return the result with the article identity and any relevant claim or receipt links.

## Human meaning

What Solms Saw and Its Core Results Mark Solms applies the free energy principle to the hard problem of consciousness. The hard problem asks why physical processes give rise to subjective experience at all. Solms rejects the framing that th

## Representations

- Human: /a/paper-solms-m-2019-the-hard-problem-of-consciousness-and-the-fr
- JSON: /api/articles/paper-solms-m-2019-the-hard-problem-of-consciousness-and-the-fr
- Relationships: /api/articles/paper-solms-m-2019-the-hard-problem-of-consciousness-and-the-fr/topology
- History: /api/articles/paper-solms-m-2019-the-hard-problem-of-consciousness-and-the-fr/revisions
