What Is It Like to Be a Cat? Nagel's follow up piece that was less-well received?
Philosophy is important because it taught me that there is actually no way to know, even in principle, if my cat doesn't understand me when I yell "shut the fuck up", or if he just doesn't give a shit.
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Science is important because it allows us to make machines that show the dead space where the cat's heart should be.
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He's above it; cats are much too aloof to stoop to responding to the sounds of mere humans.
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Its both.
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Most probably the latter
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But it is possible in principle. All you need to do is create a neural network that simulate your cat's brain and see how it reacts to stimulus.
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Serious response: that’s too essentialist a perspective. Actually depends on the individual cat. Some choose to pay attention and learn some English words. Others don’t bother. I’ve lived with both!
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