Ideas from 'The Mystery of Consciousness' by John Searle [1997], by Theme Structure
[found in 'The Mystery of Consciousness' by Searle,John R. [Granta 1997,1-86207-074-1]].
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 2. Reduction
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Reduction is either by elimination, or by explanation
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5799
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Eliminative reduction needs a gap between appearance and reality, as in sunsets
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8. Modes of Existence / B. Properties / 3. Types of Properties
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5790
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A property is 'emergent' if it is caused by elements of a system, when the elements lack the property
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15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 5. Unity of Mind
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Explanation of how we unify our mental stimuli into a single experience is the 'binding problem'
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15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 1. Consciousness / a. Consciousness
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A system is either conscious or it isn't, though the intensity varies a lot
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Consciousness has a first-person ontology, which only exists from a subjective viewpoint
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There isn't one consciousness (information-processing) which can be investigated, and another (phenomenal) which can't
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15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 5. Qualia / a. Nature of qualia
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The use of 'qualia' seems to imply that consciousness and qualia are separate
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17. Mind and Body / C. Functionalism / 7. Chinese Room
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I now think syntax is not in the physics, but in the eye of the beholder
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17. Mind and Body / D. Property Dualism / 1. Reductionism critique
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Consciousness has a first-person ontology, so it cannot be reduced without omitting something
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17. Mind and Body / D. Property Dualism / 4. Emergentism
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There is non-event causation between mind and brain, as between a table and its solidity
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17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 1. Physical Mind
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The pattern of molecules in the sea is much more complex than the complexity of brain neurons
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17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 7. Anti-Physicalism / a. Physicalism critique
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5796
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If tree rings contain information about age, then age contains information about rings
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