In philosophy of mind, qualia are defined as instances of subjective experience. The term qualia derives from the Latin neuter plural form of the Latin adjective quālis meaning "of what sort" or "of w
Inverted qualia
Thomas Nagel argues that while a human might be able to imagine what it is like to be a bat by taking "the bat's point of view", it would still be impossible "to know what it is like for a bat to be a bat." (Townsend's big-eared bat pictured).