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You'll be pleased to hear that I've heard John Searle mention his (Searle's) dog as evidence in an argument with Dennett.
by spindle 5y ago
You'll be pleased to hear that I've heard John Searle mention his (Searle's) dog as evidence in an argument with Dennett.
- motohagiography 5y agoThis laugh made my morning, thank you. That would have been a pleasure to watch. I in fact agree with Dennet's self-as-effect of language comments if I've interpreted them correctly, but I think it's a small part, and he was even emphasizing physical competence as a way to interpret and develop it, but doesn't appear to want to take the leap into more interesting but maybe dangerous territory. Perhaps he dodged it because he thought the question about his dog seemed a bit searly.
- spindle 5y agoIt was a pleasure to watch, and made me very fond of Searle, who clearly loved his dog (even though I disagree with him - Searle, not his dog - about lots of things too ... but, you know, all philosophers disagree with all other philososphers about lots of things). > seemed a bit searly. Good pun but also nail on head. He must be so very bored of the main arguments against his most famous position. In my opinion those main arguments are right but in terms of Dennett's boredom that's not even relevant.