On Mon, Sep 16, 2019, 7:18 AM John Clark <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 15, 2019 at 8:34 AM Bruno Marchal <[email protected]> wrote: > > > *With mechanism* [...] > > I thought I knew what "mechanism" mente today but quickly realized I was > entirely wrong because immediately after those two words you added "*you > are not identical with your atoms configurations*". > > John K Clark > This is exactly the break that occurred going from mind-brain identity theory to multiple-realizability theories (functionalism/computationalism/mechanism). It's the conventional meaning implied by mechanism that there's no identity (one to one relationship) between a mind and any particular one if it's instantiations. Jason -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CA%2BBCJUgxnNEGMQEv6hf9S41kVn8KQudr_7Xfk%3D54H9M5_6KiMA%40mail.gmail.com.
