Many materialists argue against the notion of philosophical-zombies by arguing that if it seems conscious we should assume it is conscious. However, Sam Harris argues that the phenomenon of anaesthesia awareness, waking up completely paralysed during surgery, shows that there isn’t always a direct link between appearing conscious and actual consciousness.
One of the problems with the general anti zombie principle, is that it makes much too strong a claim that what appears conscious, must be.
One of the problems with the general anti zombie principle, is that it makes much too strong a claim that what appears conscious, must be.