Modelling Qualia with Physical Computers
Studia Philosophica Wratislaviensia December 19, 2024 Zoltán Sóstai
According to Frank Jacksonʼs knowledge argument, Mary, who lives in a black-and-white world, has all the physical knowledge about the world, yet she has new information when she sees a red apple. If we accept this, then physicalism – according to which the description of the world can be realised entirely with the help of physical theories – is false. However, even if Jacksonʼs argument about...