Hi all, Please see details below for the Postgrad Work in Progress (WIP) talk on Friday (2 June) from 3:00 to 4:30pm. It will be a hybrid event, following the department seminar at 1:30 pm. All welcome!
---- Time: 3:00-4:30 PM, 2 June (Fri) In person: Seminar Room N494, the Quad Zoom: https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/83453490326 Presenter: Aaron Wu *The Phenomenal Functionalist Conception of the Physical and the Zombie Argument* Physicalism, the ontological thesis that everything is physical, is a very popular view that many philosophers adopt. However, the meaning of something being physical remains a matter extensively discussed by philosophers. Phenomenal functionalism provides a unique conception of the physical by defining the physical based on its effects on our senses. In this talk, I will first introduce the phenomenal functionalism that Stoljar formulates based on Chalmers's work. Then, I will discuss Stoljar's 2020 paper Chalmers v Chalmers, where he argues for an inconsistency between phenomenal functionalism and the zombie argument. I will also provide my own argument for why Stoljar's argument fails. Finally, I will present a version of the zombie argument that is compatible with some of the potential consequences of phenomenal functionalism. Brigitte Everett and Wendy Xin Philosophy Postgraduate Representatives University of Sydney brigitte.ever...@sydney.edu.au wan....@sydney.edu.au
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