I would define subjective entities as sets of experiences that are connected through the relationship of one experience being aware of another.
Sounds like a fair description of consciousness, but certainly nothing like a refutation of, or argument against reductionism.
The zombie world analogy just doesn’t speak to me though. If they don’t have this third ‘subjective experience’, then there is something physically, measurably different from our world. Has to be.
athmwiji, I think Caledonian was objecting to the postulation of a purely subjective phenomenon with no objective, measurable consequences. While I’m not going to call anyone a fool any time soon, I think that’s fair comment. I mean, we’re talking dragons in garages again aren’t we?
I would define subjective entities as sets of experiences that are connected through the relationship of one experience being aware of another.
Sounds like a fair description of consciousness, but certainly nothing like a refutation of, or argument against reductionism.
The zombie world analogy just doesn’t speak to me though. If they don’t have this third ‘subjective experience’, then there is something physically, measurably different from our world. Has to be.
athmwiji, I think Caledonian was objecting to the postulation of a purely subjective phenomenon with no objective, measurable consequences. While I’m not going to call anyone a fool any time soon, I think that’s fair comment. I mean, we’re talking dragons in garages again aren’t we?