@sarahdoingthing Tx! FWIW, I think framework (current analytic philosophy of mind/body problem) is so wrong that nothing good can come of it
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@sarahdoingthing "Are hammers compatible with physicalism?" is an interesting question, though, and I think the answer is "somewhat not"2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@Meaningness he's kinda repetitive but helped me contextualize some of what dennett is up to1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@sarahdoingthing Ah… If you don’t know the analytic philosophy of mind/body problem literature, there’s probably better starting points…2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@sarahdoingthing That lit is Dennett’s main frame of reference, so knowing the main players is helpful. FWIW I think it’s all wrong :-)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@sarahdoingthing I think the mind/body problem is probably insoluble because it’s asking the wrong question (cf http://buddhism-for-vampires.com/metablog/philosophical-zombie …)1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@sarahdoingthing Unfortunately analytic phil of mind is stuck in that framework, so (in my view) the field has been fucked for 50 years.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@sarahdoingthing In other words, “no one” is the answer to “who do you like?”1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@Meaningness I find it worth trying to have in my head ideas that other people have in their heads1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@sarahdoingthing Yes, and the argument is influential in the general culture, so it’s important to understand the major positions&objections
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@Meaningness but yeah it makes it easier to understand why dennett is like "fucking qualia jesus shitchrist people"1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@sarahdoingthing Yes. Although my theory is that he’s a zombie (http://buddhism-for-vampires.com/philosophical-zombies-fMRI …) so he hasn’t got any :-)2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes - 6 more replies
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