What-it’s-like talk is technical talk
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 10813294 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Erlend Owesen (0000-0002-4526-7783, University of Cambridge, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2023 |
| Volumen | 201 |
| Número | 4 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2023-03-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Synthese (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0039-7857 • E-ISSN: 1573-0964 |
| Editorial | Springer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11229-023-04123-4 |
| OpenAlex | W4362590508 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 1 |
| Referencias citadas | 17 |
It is common to characterise phenomenal consciousness as what it is like to be in a mental state. This paper argues that the ‘what-it’s-like’-phrase in this context has a technical meaning, i.e. a meaning for which the association to the relevant expression is peculiar to a theoretical community. The relevant theoretical community is philosophy and some parts of cognitive science, so on this view, only philosophers and cognitive scientists use the ‘what-it’s-like’-phrase in the way that is characteristic in the literature on phenomenal consciousness. This claim has important consequences. Firstly, I argue that the phrase says nothing informative about phenomenal consciousness. Secondly, I argue that the fact that non-philosophers use the phrase is not compelling evidence that they believe in phenomenal consciousness. These claims have further consequences for debates about phenomenal consciousness
Cognition · Cognitive science · Consciousness · Context (archaeology) · Epistemology · Linguistics · Meaning (existential) · Metaphysics · Nothing · Philosophy of language · Philosophy of mind · Philosophy of science · Phrase · Sociology · Embodied and Extended Cognition · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics · History · Philosophy · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Psychology
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| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 1 |