Let's dance! The equivocation in Chalmers' dancing qualia argument

被引:6
作者
Van Heuveln, B [1 ]
Dietrich, E [1 ]
Oshima, M [1 ]
机构
[1] SUNY Binghamton, Dept Philosophy, Binghamton, NY 13902 USA
关键词
consciousness; functionalism; qualia;
D O I
10.1023/A:1008273402702
中图分类号
TP18 [人工智能理论];
学科分类号
081104 ; 0812 ; 0835 ; 1405 ;
摘要
David Chalmers' dancing qualia argument is intended to show that phenomenal experiences, or qualia, are organizational invariants. The dancing qualia argument is a reductio ad absurdum, attempting to demonstrate that holding an alternative position, such as the famous inverted spectrum argument, leads one to an implausible position about the relation between consciousness and cognition. In this paper, we argue that Chalmers' dancing qualia argument fails to establish the plausibility of qualia being organizational invariants. Even stronger, we will argue that the gap in the argument cannot be closed.
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页码:237 / 249
页数:13
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