Günther Greindl wrote: > > > Kory Heath wrote: >> If Lucky Alice is conscious and Empty-Headed Alice is not conscious, >> then there are partial zombies halfway between them. Like you, I can't >> make any sense of these partial zombies. But > also can't make any
I don't see why partial "zombies" are problematic. My dog is conscious of perceptions, of being an individual, of memories and even dreams, but he doesn't have an inner narrative - so is he a partial zombie? Brent > > I think a materialist would either have to argue that Lucky Alice is > conscious (if he focuses on physical states) and that removing neurons > would lead to fading qualia (the "partial zombies") or simply assume > that already Lucky Alice is a Zombie (because he focuses on causal > dynamics). > > (I would like to note that I have dropped MAT in the meantime and tend > to MECH. Just wanted to "simulate" a materialist argumentation :-) - > maybe I can convince myself of MAT and not MECH again *grin*) > > Could we say that MAT focuses on _physical states_ (exclusively) and > MECH on _dynamics_? And that MGA shows that one can't have both? > > > Cheers, > Günther > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
