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I believe Eli is coming from a position of: reality is made up of things that can be studied, and rules that are universal, and those things and rules are what
by philh 12y ago
I believe Eli is coming from a position of: reality is made up of things that can be studied, and rules that are universal, and those things and rules are what gives rise to consciousness in me. If I understand the process that gives rise to consciousness in me, I can look at other people's brains and see whether the process would apply in them as well.
"Consciousness in the philosophical sense", to the extent that it's a meaningful thing to talk about, is part of reality.
- goldenkey 12y agoThis is under the assumption that physical beings have a consciousness like your own. Nothing physical indicates this though except emotion.
- eli_gottlieb 12y ago>"Consciousness in the philosophical sense", to the extent that it's a meaningful thing to talk about, is part of reality. Stronger statement: "consciousness in the philosophical sense" is either part of reality, or a meaningless construct invented by philosophers to justify metaphysical speculations, thus obtaining job security by having a permanent claim that some phenomenon actually exists that can never be reduced to science.