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>From: rickert@mp.cs.niu.edu (Neil Rickert)
Newsgroups: comp.ai.philosophy
Subject: Re: Strong AI and panpsychism
Message-ID: <1992Feb12.231850.18733@mp.cs.niu.edu>
Date: 12 Feb 92 23:18:50 GMT
References: <1992Feb11.223848.7203@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu> <1992Feb12.182033.4183@psych.toronto.edu> <1992Feb12.224832.305@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu>
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In article <1992Feb12.224832.305@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu> chalmers@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (David Chalmers) writes:
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>There's a huge difference here, which is that when it comes to the
>question of the existence of thermostat qualia, we're not in possession
>of all the relevant facts.  All we know about the thermostat are the
>physical facts, but the facts about qualia go beyond the physical facts
>(given that one isn't reductionist about qualia).  So the question of
>thermostat qualia is an open question, though it's reasonable to make
>plausibility arguments either way.
>
>Contrast the case of the simple clock, in which we are in possession
>of all the relevant facts.  We know how the clock works, its physical
>constitution, and so on.  Relative to those facts, the question of

  You you elaborate further.  Or, could you at least define the term
"thermostat" in the way you are using it.  Everything I can think of that
is called a "thermostat" is much simpler than a simple clock, and is
understood at least as well.

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  Northern Illinois Univ.
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