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The problem is of course, that we still map these different effects to the human perceptible colors, and then use a human brain and a ontology shaped by human p
by yk 13y ago
The problem is of course, that we still map these different effects to the human perceptible colors, and then use a human brain and a ontology shaped by human perception to understand the resulting picture. So this needs a footnote in the form of Nagel's What is it like to be a bat? [1]
[1] http://organizations.utep.edu/Portals/1475/nagel_bat.pdf http://organizations.utep.edu/Portals/1475/nagel_bat.pdf
- te_platt 13y agoHacker News is a funny place. I saw the story and thought "Ha! That is only a small part of it. They should read Nagel's 'What is it like to be a bat?'". Of course the top rated comment would already say that - obvious really. Also sometimes sentences here end with ?'". and make perfect (I think) sense.
- devindotcom 13y agoHeh, you state the problem more concisely than I did, though we have the same objection. I haven't read that - it looks interesting! Saving for later, thanks for the link. Although the footnote notation seems superfluous given its location in your comment...
- frogpelt 13y agoA few paragraphs in I realized that is surely must be uniquely human to wonder what it is like to be another creature. I would think bats don't spend much time thinking about being bats or not being bats.