Thought Experiments in Mind Theory. The Ontological Content of Sense Data
Vinnik D.V.
Keywords: sense data, qualia, identity theory, mental state, mind, functionalism, property dualism, thought experiment, inverted qualia, supervenience
Abstract
The main object of the article is to investigate the ontological content of the sense data concept in different modifications of functionalism and the mind-body identity theory. The problem of the ontological status of qualia has been successfully reflected in a number of thought experiments. All of them were offered as arguments against physicalism and functionalism. The most influential experiments known as "zombie", "inverted spectrum", "absent qualia", "Mary" and "Simona" are analyzed as examples of different ontological accounts and their implications. According to the author
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