Hi meekerdb Please explain why the criticism of Dennett is wrong. This is another drive-by shooting of yours.
Roger Clough, [email protected] 10/26/2012 "Forever is a long time, especially near the end." -Woody Allen ----- Receiving the following content ----- From: meekerdb Receiver: everything-list Time: 2012-10-25, 12:38:57 Subject: Re: Dennett and others on qualia On 10/25/2012 5:17 AM, Roger Clough wrote: 2) Dennett on qualia "In Consciousness Explained (1991) and "Quining Qualia" (1988),[19] Daniel Dennett offers an argument against qualia that attempts to show that the above definition breaks down when one tries to make a practical application of it. In a series of thought experiments, which he calls "intuition pumps," he brings qualia into the world of neurosurgery, clinical psychology, and psychological experimentation. His argument attempts to show that, once the concept of qualia is so imported, it turns out that we can either make no use of it in the situation in question, or that the questions posed by the introduction of qualia are unanswerable precisely because of the special properties defined for qualia." Is this the height of arrogance or what ? Dennett essentially says that qualia do not exist because he cannot explain them It's not as arrogant as quoting a criticism of Dennett and attributing it to him. Brent -- 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.
