Re: Dualism

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From: Timothy Y Chow
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1992 19:51

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Further evidence that the issue is one of explanation appears in the
following quotations.

In article <1992Sep29.130441.29896@sophia.smith.edu> (Joseph O'Rourke) writes:
>	If even these explanations would not satisfy you, then
>perhaps you could make clear what type of explanation *would* satisfy you.

In <1992Sep28.202810.110716@Cookie.secapl.com> Frank Adams writes:
>You ask, "what are my qualia"?  They are the interactions of your self
>(a portion of a computer program running on a computer) with the
>outside world.  "But why do I feel them?" Because you are this system,
>and feeling is part of what you do.  What other kind of explanation is
>even conceivable for such questions?

Dave Chalmers hasn't really stated precisely what he wants from an
explanation.  Perhaps it's time to do so now.

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