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Phenomenal Concepts and Phenomenal Knowledge philosophy of mind Series Editor David J. Chalmers, Australian National University Self Expressions Minds, Morals, and the Meaning of Life Owen Flanagan The Conscious Mind In Search of a Fundamental Theory David J. Chalmers Deconstructing the Mind Stephen P. Stich The Human Animal Personal Identity without Psychology Eric Olson Minds and Bodies Philosophers and Their Ideas Colin McGinn What's Within? Nativism Reconsidered Fiona Cowie Purple Haze The Puzzle of Consciousness Joseph Levine Consciousness and Cognition A Unified Account Michael Thau Thinking without Words José Luis Bermúdez Identifying the Mind Selected Papers of U. T. Place Edited by George Graham and Elizabeth R. Valentine A Place for Consciousness Probing the Deep Structure of the Natural World Gregg Rosenberg Three Faces of Desire Timothy Schroeder Gut Reactions A Perceptual Theory of Emotion Jesse J. Prinze Ignorance and Imagination On the Epistemic Origin of the Problem of Consciousness Daniel Stoljar Simulating Minds The Philosophy, Psychology, and Neuroscience of Mindreading Alvin I. Goldman Phenomenal Concepts and Phenomenal Knowledge New Essays on Consciousness and Physicalism Edited by Torin Alter and Sven Walter 2007 Oxford University Press, Inc., publishes works that further Oxford University's objective of excellencein research, scholarship, and education. Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai Taipei Toronto With offices in Argentina Austria Brazil Chile Czech Republic France Greece Guatemala Hungary Italy Japan Poland Portugal Singapore South Korea Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine Vietnam Copyright © 2007 by Oxford University Press, Inc. Published by Oxford University Press, Inc. 198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 www.oup.com Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press. Library of Congress Cataloging‐in‐Publication Data Phenomenal concepts and phenomenal knowledge : new essays on consciousness and physicalism / edited by Torin Alter and Sven Walter. p. cm.—(Philosophy of mind) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN‐13 978‐0‐19‐517165‐5 ISBN 0‐19‐517165‐9 1. Phenomenology. 2. Knowledge, Theory of. 3. Phenomenalism. 4. Consciousness. 5. Physicalism. I. Alter, Torin Andrew, 1963– II. Walter, Sven, 1974– III. Philosophy of mind series. B829.5.P4432 2006 121—dc22 2006040032 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America on acid‐free paper In memory of Irving J. Alter and for Christina Alt and Elizabeth Alter This page intentionally left blank Contents Contributors ix Introduction 3 TORIN ALTER AND SVEN WALTER Part One: Phenomenal Knowledge 1. What RoboMary Knows 15 Daniel Dennett 2. So This Is What It's Like: A Defense of the Ability Hypothesis 32 Laurence Nemirow 3. The Knowledge Argument, Diaphanousness, Representationalism 52 Frank Jackson 4. Does Representationalism Undermine the Knowledge Argument? 65 Torin Alter 5. What Is This Thing You Call Color: Can a Totally Color‐Blind Person Know about Color? 77 Knut Nordby Part Two: Phenomenal Concepts 6. What Is a Phenomenal Concept? 87 Janet Levin 7. Phenomenal and Perceptual Concepts 111 David Papineau 8. Phenomenal Concepts and the Materialist Constraint 145 Joseph Levine 9. Phenomenal Concepts and the Explanatory Gap 167 David J. Chalmers viii 10. Direct Reference and Dancing Qualia 195 John Hawthorne 11.Property Dualism, Phenomenal Concepts, and the Semantic Premise 210 Stephen L. White 12. Max Black's Objection to Mind‐Body Identity 249 Ned Block 13. Grasping Phenomenal Properties 307 Martine Nida‐Rümelin Index 339 Contributors Torin Alter Associate Professor of Philosophy, The University of Alabama Ned Block Silver Professor of Philosophy and Psychology, New York University DavidJ. ChalmersProfessorofPhilosophy, Director oftheCenterfor Consciousness, and anARCFederationFellow, Australian National University Daniel Dennett UniversityProfessor and Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy, and Director of the Center for Cognitive Studies, Tufts University John Hawthorne Wayuflete Chair in Metaphysical Philosophy, Oxford University Frank Jackson Distinguished Professor of Philosophy, Australian National University; Corresponding Fellow, the British Academy; Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities, the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia, and the Fand Institut International de Philosophie Janet Levin Associate Professor of Philosophy, University of Southern California Joseph Levine Professor of Philosophy, University of Massachusetts at Amherst Laurence Nemirow Head of the Davis Graham & Stubbs Income Tax, Benefits, & Estates Group. Ph.D. in Philosophy at Stanford University, 1979 Martine Nida‐Rümelin Professor of Philosophy, University of Fribourg, Switzerland Knut Nordby was a Research Fellow and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, and Senior Research Scientist at Telenor Communications, Research and Development, N‐1331 Fornebu, Norway
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