PHI 1103 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Qualia, Inverted Spectrum
9 Jun 2016
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He rejects the ghost in the machine idea. Nagel says you cant explain them physically but dennett says no they can be explained physically. Nagel - subjective, qualitative experience, what"s it like to be a bed, see red. Dennett - he wants the throw out the idea that there are experiences. Private - i can"t have access to yours, you can"t have access to my qualia. Immediate / apprehended - you don"t have to infer the taste. See - red, orange, y, g, b, i, v. See - violet, indigo, blue, g, y, o, r. Different qualia but the same behaviour and abilities. Dennett doesn"t see that someone is an inverted spectrum person and someone isn"t an inverted spectrum. Inverted spectrummisusing the word. not a legitimate knowledge claim for me if all the facts about human beings would leave the hypothesis untouched for or against it then its not factual. Says - red, orange, yellow, g, b, i, v.
