Consciousness Flashcards
1
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How does DENNET define Qualia
A
“an unfamiliar term that could not be more familiar to each of us”
2
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How does DAVID CHALMERS define Qualia
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“the raw sensation of experience”
3
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What does FRANK JACKSON say about Qualia
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- Monochrome Mary
- Neuroscience, learns all there is to know about colour whilst in a black and white room
- When she sees colour, has a new experience, this FEELING suggests consciousness
4
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What is the EXPLANATORY GAP
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- JOSEPH LEVINE
- Gap which is yet to be explained properly
5
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What did THOMAS NAGEL say about consciousness
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- Essay ‘What is it like to be a bat?’
- Can mimic a bat’s actions, but we will never know what it is like to BE a bat
