tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355937947221948748.post1191899565173847269..comments2023-07-12T16:07:37.360+01:00Comments on Philosophy of...: The Explanatory GapTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18283940823159124589noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355937947221948748.post-77096062332750715222019-05-05T18:36:45.999+01:002019-05-05T18:36:45.999+01:00This is my first time visit here. From the tons of...This is my first time visit here. From the tons of comments on your articles,I guess I am not only one having all the enjoyment right here! <a href="https://mixingpot.ai/" rel="nofollow">philosophy</a><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355937947221948748.post-67347142360222316482012-08-31T10:12:48.864+01:002012-08-31T10:12:48.864+01:00Hi Sam. Moral philosophy is a huge area, and since...Hi Sam. Moral philosophy is a huge area, and since I am really interested in the Philosophy of Mind in this post, I didn't deem it to be relevant. The morality issue here is an interesting one, but is a more general concern that, though it can be drawn from the discussion, isn't directly related to the metaphysical question over whether mind is a substance different from the physical. TomTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18283940823159124589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355937947221948748.post-16108645253605339482012-08-05T15:57:27.049+01:002012-08-05T15:57:27.049+01:00It seems interesting to me that you missed one of ...It seems interesting to me that you missed one of the most important problems with physicalism or materialism is the lack of any foundational morality. If we are just a product of how our brain cells are arranged then we aren't responsible for any of our actions. One can ALWAYS claim some form of insanity to excuse one's heinous actions.<br /><br />No matter how we narrow the gap this problem will persist, in fact it will get worse. The more we know about what physical atributes of our brains affect our actions, the easier it will be to excuse our actions as a result of those atributes.Samuel Ronickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15254647831303355637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355937947221948748.post-73715879940247334772012-04-05T08:47:16.527+01:002012-04-05T08:47:16.527+01:00To say that 'our understanding is incomplete&#...To say that 'our understanding is incomplete' is perhaps to take refuge in what we don't know? I think when you say 'only by completely understanding how the brain works', you assume that there IS no explanatory gap in the world, just in our knowledge. But this is precisely what dualism is denying. Even a completed neuroscience will not be able to explain consciousness, goes the argument, because the conceptual tools are not there.<br /><br />I would argue that the very fact that we've been able to explain so much through science, yet still we know almost nothing about consciousness, supports the existence of the gap.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18283940823159124589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355937947221948748.post-60820789417554924312012-04-04T13:15:18.427+01:002012-04-04T13:15:18.427+01:00Really well written tom!
Personally I do not think...Really well written tom!<br />Personally I do not think that the inherent complexity of consciousness, or 'subjectivity', is so great as to prevent it being understood in merely physical terms. <br /><br />Since our understanding of the human brain is far from complete isn't it speculative to argue that it is insufficiently complex to deliver the first person experience? Whilst I agree that science is by nature objective, I think it provides the greatest insight into understanding the reality of terms such as self-aware, autonomous and self-conscious. Only by completely understanding how the brain works, can we begin to make conclusions about the existence, nature and extent of the potential gap between it and the concept of mind.Franknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-355937947221948748.post-27692581466064979872012-04-03T15:43:23.864+01:002012-04-03T15:43:23.864+01:00Truly inspiring tom!Truly inspiring tom!Joseph Tsanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04415954523070094107noreply@blogger.com