Minds and Persons (Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements)

284 Pages·2003·11.18 MB·English

by  Anthony O'Hear

Minds and Persons

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Contents

Pratare .

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nelle vii

Pocceptuat, KeMlectisw und Allechive Conseiousnse
as Exiuence? 1

Pre Domain of Role Peychalagy as
Week A meni

“Munds, Persons and rhe Lnibinleble 0

Moderately Masive Mucludarty oF

ATTheary nf Phenaesdl Convent or

eee Will and the Hiedets af Prot 197

Marerialisn: and che Hive! Parson ny

Language, Hebe and Hann Beings 14

Lerman Minds 16

Nun-Pecermal Minds

Personal Agcy 2u
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Mencal Substances ns
Comtems

Ming wo fusion

Indes
Prefaco

The payers collected ia this voluene are bavell on the Teetuces given
jn London ie the Tyal Testitute of Philsupls"s samual lecture
Sere for 2001-2 under the Fale of Vinuly ad Persone 1 noting
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sirikingly orginal theses sel arguraents

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thsek alf Exe contributars both ar ther lectures ail oe the pagers
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atin te hex favalsbs Hal br the preyaration wl shu wallrs aed
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Notes on Contributors

Ted Handerich
(Grote Professor Emecitus of the Philocophy of Mind and Logie at
Lnivesiety College Londen,

José Lyis Berider
Protissur of Philosophy, Universes of Sting,

0.2. Philips
nieesir oF Philusophy Emeritus ar the Universicy of Wales,

Pator Carruthers
Prolisor uf Philovuphy amd Chair of the Degarment of
Phitesophy atthe University uf Moesland,

Michael Tya
Prafcssur of Bhi psophy ot the Cniversiey of ean at Austin,

william Lysan
Willie Rane Kennan. Jo Broleesor of Philuouphy at the University
AU Nery Caco at Capel HM

Gooffrey Madell
Rormer'y Senior Lecturer in Philosayy at the Liver
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David Cockburn
Bratceair nt Bhi sasphy at the Universes of Wales, Lampeter

David Papinaau
Prafeszar nf Bhiznanphy a1 King’s College Lanne

5B. L. Clark
Proferznr af Bhiseaophy at the | tivertity of Livorno
Notes on Contributors
Ed. Lowe
Professor of Phiosophy ie che University of Durham

Tim Crane
Progeasor nf Phi.osophy st Universiey Culloye London.

Frank Jackson
Professor of Philosophy in che Philosophy Program, Reseurch
School of Socal Sciences, The Australia National Univensts
Perceptual, Reflective and Affective
Consciousness as Existence

VED HONDERICIL

|. Criteria of Adequacy for Analyses of Consciousness

(One entecion of an udequace analysis oF the nature of eunsexousnees
Iw 1 do wih te three nares, sides aves, These ape seeing nd
the Ie tanking andthe lke, ant desiring and hike, The seem
sures uf the porcepeual, refisetcs gee afleetive party or whatever of
conssinusnese are diffrent dempiteamilaits. Ar slniote arin of
conavinusnest. wen if general, will prcseree te ailereneae, Te wl,
Paste tt of spe you ea eall ferential hesmnrnligy

‘Aserannl criterion is making conaciowsacse scone thing chat ests
in the ordinary nay a realing Cereainly we Aunppise ith be such.
Yenars anne itu esivtonee a€ some atage of your embryonic devel
‘opment am goes uut of existence and comes back inl existence
whet yet fl ineo and comme ue of d-camlere sheep. What ivf fF
amin qw existin the ordinary way? To my svn i Fa the ein
line physical or af he smear ag che physical. What it ow Le of
the salir sort ah the physien, and henee vets loksrant ratura iein
or alsin cormes eo, wil be elenist later

As lar pesca! things chetselven, they enme in two bats.
‘Things Unt ole up space aad time and are perctival ay alk. or
uybe al” the experts~thiserviaie point chou! their being publ
Soll he reltoonet te muck dant Zollows, (2) Lnperecived things that
Coke up space wl cite and ae in eauaal or athor nomic eanmeetion
‘ith the First lr uf thicgs, the percelved ones. Sn physical things
Conist iv chins ural cho coat of the perecived physical wrk
alg aloud te rest oF the unperceived physical wri!

Thisdly, eomeinusness ie eubjeeive. Tht third eriterian of a
adequate analecie af ite rature $9 she moet uncertain, Abscnre nl
fondamenial. All ihe winsciowaness we know ahom!—Porget te
speculative tath shot computers and. Mardiani—ducikes sa inte
equeaces such Mhat ehel uf chet ie different ast in Twin ina
spanal reator lo me arganisn oF subject. Somehow ehnacinnnies
ie not aero

Gf, Anthony Gninton, The Bebe of
Routledge & Rein Tal, 1975,

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