“But conscious states are strongly determined by brain states as far as we can check”
You can only “check” your own mental states, so that is not very far.
“Consciousness doesn’t need to be fundamentally distinct from non-consciousness”
I cannot argue against eliminativism, because perhaps you are nos conscious. Still, I would not eat you because of cultural taboos and legal complications...but no longer for moral reasons! :-)
As commented in the article, this philosopher is conscious for sure, but the regarding the gentle reader, he only can hope. Not even the Laplace demon would know, and my phenomenic knowledge is vastly inferior.
“But conscious states are strongly determined by brain states as far as we can check”
You can only “check” your own mental states, so that is not very far.
“Consciousness doesn’t need to be fundamentally distinct from non-consciousness”
I cannot argue against eliminativism, because perhaps you are nos conscious. Still, I would not eat you because of cultural taboos and legal complications...but no longer for moral reasons! :-)
As commented in the article, this philosopher is conscious for sure, but the regarding the gentle reader, he only can hope. Not even the Laplace demon would know, and my phenomenic knowledge is vastly inferior.
Consciousness not being fundamental doesn’t equal consciousness not existing.