Comments on: #77 Quining Qualia http://chaospet.com/2008/02/08/77-quining-qualia/ Now Updates every Monday and Thursday Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:37:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: JP http://chaospet.com/2008/02/08/77-quining-qualia/comment-page-1/#comment-10555 JP Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:23:37 +0000 http://chaospet.com/2008/02/08/77-quining-qualia/#comment-10555 Dan Dennett is much taller than that. Dan Dennett is much taller than that.

]]> By: Ben http://chaospet.com/2008/02/08/77-quining-qualia/comment-page-1/#comment-965 Ben Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:27:06 +0000 http://chaospet.com/2008/02/08/77-quining-qualia/#comment-965 Just as an exercise, I'd love it if someone went through e.g. "Consciousness Explained" and tried to translate as many of the arguments as possible into the language of symbolic logic. If nothing else, it would be a chance to identify exactly what the actual arguments are, as opposed to the snotty assertions, rhetorical flourishes and attempts to speculate about and deconstruct the motivations of those who disagree with him. That said, the unicorn idea is awesome. Just as an exercise, I’d love it if someone went through e.g. “Consciousness Explained” and tried to translate as many of the arguments as possible into the language of symbolic logic. If nothing else, it would be a chance to identify exactly what the actual arguments are, as opposed to the snotty assertions, rhetorical flourishes and attempts to speculate about and deconstruct the motivations of those who disagree with him.

That said, the unicorn idea is awesome.

]]> By: Mark http://chaospet.com/2008/02/08/77-quining-qualia/comment-page-1/#comment-964 Mark Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:49:34 +0000 http://chaospet.com/2008/02/08/77-quining-qualia/#comment-964 and he's on a unicorn! all of your philosopher comics should have them on a unicorn in the last panel, with no explanation. and he’s on a unicorn!

all of your philosopher comics should have them on a unicorn in the last panel, with no explanation.

]]> By: chaospet http://chaospet.com/2008/02/08/77-quining-qualia/comment-page-1/#comment-963 chaospet Sun, 10 Feb 2008 18:51:51 +0000 http://chaospet.com/2008/02/08/77-quining-qualia/#comment-963 Well, I was going to have Dennett's dialog in the fourth panel read "You all could just stop willfully misconceiving my work and realize that I actually have astonishingly clear and precise explanations of consciousness that show what it is and how it works while also undeniably alleviating any possible concerns that I am sidestepping the really difficult issues rather than addressing them", but it didn't seem quite as funny. Well, I was going to have Dennett’s dialog in the fourth panel read “You all could just stop willfully misconceiving my work and realize that I actually have astonishingly clear and precise explanations of consciousness that show what it is and how it works while also undeniably alleviating any possible concerns that I am sidestepping the really difficult issues rather than addressing them”, but it didn’t seem quite as funny.

]]> By: Mark http://chaospet.com/2008/02/08/77-quining-qualia/comment-page-1/#comment-962 Mark Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:38:34 +0000 http://chaospet.com/2008/02/08/77-quining-qualia/#comment-962 This comic just adds to the pile of willful misconceptions of Dr. Dennett's work. I, in turn, will add to the pile of dead puppies. This comic just adds to the pile of willful misconceptions of Dr. Dennett’s work. I, in turn, will add to the pile of dead puppies.

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