As much as I do for the external world. — Marchesk
I do not think that Dennett is denying that some thoughts are private, in the sense of being unspoken — creativesoul
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Thoughts that might be spoken, but haven't been; — Banno
But how to make sense of that? — Banno
One wonders what Dennett means by unspoken thoughts. — Marchesk
What's left? — creativesoul
(1) What is Dennett's argument in Quining Qualia? — fdrake
(2) How do you think he argues for that position?
(3) In what sense is Quining Qualia an argument for externalism of mental content?
How do the different intuition pumps try to demonstrate the necessity of environmental relationships for mental content to be configured as it is?
Deflation of qualia would benefit philosophy and science. — frank
With exercises meant to demonstrate that a person's reports about qualia are vague, confused, and unreliable. — frank
It would better be seen as fleshing out why qualia should be handled in an externalistic way. — frank
Isn't that kind of obvious? — frank
What do you mean by deflation? Considering the article never uses the word, it needs explaining. — fdrake
Okay, what do you mean by externalism here? Again, seeing as the article never uses the word, it needs explaining. — fdrake
Not to me. How do they do it? — fdrake
Quining? — frank
This is where we disagree. You need to know what externalism is to understand Dennett. — frank
Yes — Marchesk
(1) Appearances are secondary qualities. In other words, appearances are relationships between perceived objects and the perception of that object.
(2) Every appearance inheres in a subject.
(3) The appearance has, as a property, a way it seems to the subject it inheres in. — fdrake
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