Re: Qualia Question

On Sat, 09 Jul 2005 17:23:02 -0400, Joe Legris <jalegris@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
in comp.ai.philosophy wrote:

>Lester Zick wrote:
>>
>> Lester didn't realize mechanics would brew such a tempest in a teapot.
>> Lester would be happy to discuss the subject on the E202 thread but
>> Lester sees no reason to discuss the subject of mechanics on a thread
>> devoted to vapid concepts like qualia whose adherents have no capacity
>> and no desire to establish their concepts mechanically.
>>
>>
>
>Just post it right here, but please be brief. The E202 thread is resting
>in peace where it belongs.

You mean you want me to provide you with the information on your own
terms at your convenience at a time an place of your choosing? Just
wanted to be sure I got your conditions straight. Why do I get the
distinct impression, Simple Simon, that neither you nor Curt knows
exactly what mechanics is but that Curt is interested in solving the
problem whereas you're just interested in arguing about it? If you
don't want to discuss the problem on the E202 thread then I heartily
suggest you conduct the dialog with those not interested in solving
the problem either.

>Here, I'll kick things off. Is a mechanical explanation the same as a
>physical one? I suspect that you have backformed "mechanism" to get your
>version of "mechanical", but there is such a thing a non-physical
>mechanism, for example the mechanism by which Catholics believe the soul
>is admitted to heaven, so "physical" seems like a better adjective.

So what do you mean by a physical explanation? Is a mechanical
explanation physical or a physical explanation mechanical? Or does it
make a difference? My contention is that physical explanations are
mechanical but that mechanical explanations are not necessarily
physical. What you have to decide is not so much whether physics is
mechanical but whether mechanics is physical.

Regards - Lester
.

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