Question 8; Can the problem of consciousness be solved?
26 important questions on Question 8; Can the problem of consciousness be solved?
What do many argumetns about qualia purport show?
Why is it impossible to explain qualia in terms of physical properties.
1. Homo sapiens is not equipped with the appropriate cognitive capacities, which is why we have an epistemological gap in our explanation.
2. The world is very different from the way physicalists think it is: physicalism is false, and thus any physicalistic theory of consciousness will be unable to eplain how qualia fit into the world.
What is Thomas Nagels view?
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Maybe we are in a position with respect to the mind an the brain that is similar to that of the ancient Greeks with respect to matter and energy. What does this mean?
Why is Nagel's argument not fatal for physicalism?
With which argument that purported to show that there are actually non-phyisical facts in the world and that therefore physicalism has to be incorrect came Frank Jackson up?
What is an intuition pump?
Why is the knowledge arument not fatal for physicalism?
What are the two objections that can be raised against Chalmers' argument against physicalism?
2. Chalmers has designed his thought experiment in such a fashion, that if you believe it, you have already accepted dualism.
Why is the zombie intuition pump so imporant?
2. Even though the burden of proof lies with Chalmers and not his opponents, it could also be viewed as a challenge to the materialists to explain why zombies are conceivable but not possible.
Why does it seem that there is no causal role for the phenomenal mind?
What is property dualism?
Why do we need to accept the mind-body supervenience thesis according to Jaegwon Kim?
Why does Chalmers disagree with Jaegwon Kim?
What is logical supervenience?
What is natural supervenience?
Why should we change science according to Chalmers?
How should we change science?
What is the double-aspect principle?
What does it mean that the phenomenal mind is an epiphenomenon according to Chalmers?
What does Colin McGinn think about physicalism?
Which tow methods of investigating th emind-body relationship do we have according to McGinn?
2. Neuroscience: starts with the brain.
Is McGinn's argument fatel to physicalism?
What is the natural method according to Owen Flanagan?
What do we need to do in order to learn about the mind according to Flanagan?
Why do we need to combine different disciplines?
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