As I say, the best way I know of to answer “is it conscious?” about X is to compare X to other systems about which I have confidence-levels about its consciousness and look for commonalities and distinctions.
If there are alternative approaches that you think give us more reliable answers, I’d love to hear about them.
I have no reliable answers! And I have low meta-confidence levels (in that it seems clear to me that people and most other creatures are conscious but I have no confidence in why I think this)
If the Dennett position still sees this as a complete bafflement but thinks it will be resolved with the so-called ‘soft’ problem, I have less of an issue than I thought I did. Though I’d still regard the view that the issue will become clear one of hope rather than evidence.
As I say, the best way I know of to answer “is it conscious?” about X is to compare X to other systems about which I have confidence-levels about its consciousness and look for commonalities and distinctions.
If there are alternative approaches that you think give us more reliable answers, I’d love to hear about them.
I have no reliable answers! And I have low meta-confidence levels (in that it seems clear to me that people and most other creatures are conscious but I have no confidence in why I think this)
If the Dennett position still sees this as a complete bafflement but thinks it will be resolved with the so-called ‘soft’ problem, I have less of an issue than I thought I did. Though I’d still regard the view that the issue will become clear one of hope rather than evidence.