Lecture nine The Zombie Argument 人皮囊论证
The Zombie Argument 人皮囊论证
The most famous philosopher who put forward the zombie argument David John Chalmers(born 20 April 1966)is an Australian philosopherspe cializing in the area of philosophy ot mind and philosophy of anguage, whose recent work concerns verbal disputes. He is Professor of Philosoph and Director of the Centre for Consciousness at the Australian Nationa University. He is also Visiting Professor of Philosophy at New York University
• David John Chalmers (born 20 April 1966) is an Australian philosopherspe cializing in the area of philosophy of mind and philosophy of language, whose recent work concerns verbal disputes. He is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Centre for Consciousness at the Australian National University. He is also Visiting Professor of Philosophy at New York University
What does philosophical Zombie mean? A philosophical zombie or pGGoU gQ91244 zombie in the philosophy of mind and perception is a y:'d hypothetical being that is indistinguishable from a normal human being except in that it lacks conscious experience, qualia or sentience. When a zombie is poked with a sharp object for example, it does not feel any pain though it behaves exactly as if it does feel pain(it may say "ouch"and recoil from the stimulus, or tell us that it is in intense pain)
• A philosophical zombie or pzombie in the philosophy of mind and perception is a hypothetical being that is indistinguishable from a normal human being except in that it lacks conscious experience, qualia, or sentience. [1]When a zombie is poked with a sharp object, for example, it does not feel any pain though it behaves exactly as if it does feel pain (it may say "ouch" and recoil from the stimulus, or tell us that it is in intense pain)
In what sense does the idea of zombie make troubles for physicalism? 1. Physicalism is the view that the physical world is all there is. If they are right, then other true factual statements are nothing but the re description of the physical. Think about how the God created the orld in a physicalist framework 2. So if physicalism is right, accounts for consciousness should be re descriptions of the physical. 3. There should be Zombies, whose physical properties are like normal persons, but lacking consciousness. 4. So from the physical perspective, the absence of consciousness makes explanatory problem for physicalism. Or in other words, there is a"explanatory gap"between having the physical and lacking the mental 5. Therefore, physicalism is false
• 1. Physicalism is the view that the physical world is all there is. If they are right, then other true factual statements are nothing but the redescription of the physical. Think about how the God created the world in a physicalist framework. • 2. So if physicalism is right, accounts for consciousness should be redescriptions of the physical. • 3. There should be Zombies, whose physical properties are like normal persons, but lacking consciousness. • 4. So from the physical perspective, the absence of consciousness makes explanatory problem for physicalism. Or in other words, there is a “explanatory gap” between having the physical and lacking the mental. • 5. Therefore, physicalism is false
A Terminological Problem: What is consciousness Here consciousness means“ qualic”. Qualia(/kwa. lie/ or/'kweIlie/), singular "quale"(Latin pronunciation: I kwa: lel), from a Latin word meaning for"what sort" or what kind, is a term used in philosophy to refer to subjective conscious experiences as raw feels
• Here consciousness means “qualia”. • Qualia ( /ˈkwɑːliə/ or /ˈkweɪliə/), singular "quale" (Latin pronunciation: [ˈkwaːle]), from a Latin word meaning for "what sort" or "what kind," is a term used in philosophy to refer to subjective conscious experiences as 'raw feels