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The Knowledge Argument (Mary the Colour Scientist)

Post author:Gabriel
Post published:September 3, 2019
Post category:consciousness philosophy of mind

Consider a woman, Mary, who has lived her entire life in a black-and-white room. In that room, she learns (e.g. through books and a black-and-white television) everything there is to…

Dennett’s Contradiction on Zombies

Post author:Gabriel
Post published:August 22, 2019
Post category:consciousness philosophy of mind

Has Daniel Dennett ever directly addressed this apparent contradiction in his views? He believes that people who think philosophical zombies are conceivable are mistaken. See, for example, his discussion of…

Blindsight and Qualia

Post author:Gabriel
Post published:August 15, 2019
Post category:consciousness philosophy of mind

The phenomenon of blindsight is astonishing, and seems to have major implications for consciousness. In this post, I'll base a lot of the discusion on the book Blindsight and the…