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A Two-Dimensional Argument Against Materialism (2009)
- red75prime 9y agoThe problem is P&~Q has no meaning outside one's imagination.
- hprotagonist 9y agodoesn’t this beg the question? (i.e, given “ones imagination”, then Q. )
- red75prime 9y agoI'm not sure what question you are asking. But I'm fine with the idea that materialism is wrong, if there exists physical world which is contained in someone's imagination. That's basically "if God exists, then materialism is wrong." In other words Chalmers has no psychic powers to verify that the world he conceived satisfy ~Q, unless this world exists in his imagination.
- mannykannot 9y agoA concept has to be more than conceivable to have implications for real-world issues such as the nature of consciousness or the origin of the mind. The usefulness of Occam's razor is predicated on this fact, as its purpose is to avoid being drawn into endless speculation over ideas that are merely conceivable.