On 10/16/2014 5:31 AM, Stathis Papaioannou wrote:
On Thursday, October 16, 2014, David Nyman <[email protected]
<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote:
On 15 October 2014 14:38, Stathis Papaioannou <[email protected]> wrote:
I guess he would say, as Dennett does, that zombies are impossible.
But how is the statement "there is no subjective impression" consistent
with the
view that zombies are impossible? Surely the very definition of a zombie is
something that possesses all the physical correlates of subjectivity but
lacks a
"subjective impression"? That's precisely what he's arguing for.
If consciousness is merely a side-effect of conscious-like behaviour then zombies are
impossible.
I still maintain that the consciousness-deniers can't really think that they're
unconscious since that would be absurd.
Can I build a (not highly intelligent) robot who denies it is conscious and
really thinks so?
Brent
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