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Article #254Re: the function of qualia
From: Michael Gemar
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 14:27
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 14:27
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In article <1992Nov11.190802.19621@news.cs.indiana.edu> "Michael Chui" <mchui@mango.ucs.indiana.edu> writes: >In article <1992Nov11.215042.4735@ils.nwu.edu> pautler@ils.nwu.edu (David Pautler) writes: >>I don't think explanations of cognitive activity in terms of purposes >>have any validity except as pedagogical aids. > > Hmm...Interesting. I think Dretske and others are very much in >favor of framing accounts of the evolution of biological structures, and >hence, biological accounts of cognition, in terms of function or purpose. >A subject worthy of further philosophical study, I would think... > Hasn't this kind of philosophical study already been done in the philosophy of biology, where teleological explanations were tossed out ages ago? - michael
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Newsgroups: sci.cognitive Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!utcsri!psych.toronto.edu!michael From: michael@psych.toronto.edu (Michael Gemar) Subject: Re: the function of qualia Message-ID: <1992Nov13.142716.18427@psych.toronto.edu> Organization: Department of Psychology, University of Toronto References: <1992Nov11.215042.4735@ils.nwu.edu> <1992Nov11.190802.19621@news.cs.indiana.edu> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 14:27:16 GMT Lines: 17