On 11 June 2012 16:27, meekerdb <[email protected]> wrote: That seems confused. The theory is that 'you' are some set of those states. > If you introduce an external 'knower' you've lost the explanatory function > of the theory. >
Well, I'm referring to Hoyle's idea, which explicitly introduces such a knower. But in any case it is a metaphor for the consciousness that supervenes on those states, as opposed to being, in an eliminative sense, merely "identical" with them. As to "losing" the explanatory power of the theory, the argument, assuming it has any cogency, is designed precisely to test the limits of the explanatory adequacy of the theory in its bare form. David -- 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.
