Re: Dualism

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From: Randall Holmes
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 16:21

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In article <BvD9v4.DL4@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> chalmers@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (David Chalmers) writes:
[...]
>(4) I suppose this is compatible with some sort of "monism", but
>certainly not with a materialist kind.  Personally, I am hopeful
>for some kind of information-based monism, where both the physical
>and the experiential are seen to be different aspects of information.
>

This is comparable to my viewpoint.  The point then is that the
"information" in the physical states and the supposed conscious states
is exactly the same, and so there is no reason to suppose that the two
kinds of states are not identical.  (I _said_ that I am not a
materialist...) 

>-- 
>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."


-- 
The opinions expressed		|     --Sincerely,
above are not the "official"	|     M. Randall Holmes
opinions of any person		|     Math. Dept., Boise State Univ.
or institution.			|     holmes@opal.idbsu.edu

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