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Article 7377 of comp.ai.philosophy:
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>From: max@hilbert.cyprs.rain.com (Max Webb)
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Subject: Re: We've Been Tricked- consciousness
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Date: 22 Oct 92 22:50:30 GMT
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In article <BwHA6K.D33@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> lcarr@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (lincoln carr) writes:
>Hmmm . . . it would seem that a being that perceived anything would be
>aware of the fact of its own perception.

It would seem that way. It isn't. See discussions of blindsight in
_the sciences_, Oct 92, or Patricia Churchland, _Neurophilosophy_.

>perceiving.  Even if an evil spirit were filling one's mind with
>spurious images and false conclusions, one would still be aware that
>SOMETHING was being filled with spurious images and false conclusions.

You can also be blind without being aware of it; see Anton's syndrome,
also in Churchland.

>-- 
>Lincoln R. Carr, Computer Scientist-Philosopher    lcarr@silver.ucs.indiana.edu

	Max G. Webb


