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Philosophy of Sciences

2018 year, number 1

SEMANTIC VIEWS OF D. CHALMERS AND J. PERRY WITHIN THE DISCUSSION OF PHENOMENAL PROPERTIES

Anna Yuryevna Moiseeva
Institute of Philosophy and Law, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 8, Nikolaeva str., Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
Keywords: феноменальное свойство, зомби-мир, интенсионал, концепт, возможность, необходимость, мыслимость, phenomenal property, zombie world, intension, concept, possibility, necessity, conceivability

Abstract

The article considers the discussion of the ontological status of phenomenal properties (qualia). We analyze arguments for dualism formulated by D. Chalmers who is primarily known as a philosopher of mind, although he has no less important works on the philosophy of language. Also, we consider the answer to Chalmer’s arguments given by J. Perry - the semantician who has recently turned to the theory of the mental. In the discussion, both philosophers explicitly base their arguments on semantic considerations; to examine these considerations is the main task for the present article.