Re: John Searle

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From: David Chalmers
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 19:16

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In article <772@capmkt.COM> charles@capmkt.COM (Charles Neveu) writes:

>That's why I changed my terminology: I consider it axiomatic that
>consciousness can't be detected objectively (not that what I consider
>axiomatic is of any interest; I'm just trying to make clear what I'm
>asking).  I'm not interested in trying answer the question "Is it
>conscious?"  If the controversy surrounding the CR is about
>consciousness, then I have been totally confused. But I don't think it
>is. I think it is about thinking or understanding.

It's about consciousness.  Don't let anyone tell you otherwise.
Searle phrases it in terms of intentionality, but that's because he
thinks that consciousness is required for intentionality (see his
1990 BBS paper).  This has caused no end of confusion.

-- 
Dave Chalmers                            (dave@cogsci.indiana.edu)      
Center for Research on Concepts and Cognition, Indiana University.
"It is not the least charm of a theory that it is refutable."

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