Many philosophers and cognitive scientists dismiss the notion of qualia, sensoryexperiences that are internal to the brain. Leading opponents of qualia (and of Indirect Realism,the philosophical position that has qualia as a central tenet) include Michael Tye, Daniel Dennett,Paul and Patricia Churchland, and even Frank Jackson, a former supporter. Qualiaphiles apparentlyface the difficulty of establishing philosophical contact with the real when their access to it isseen by qualiaphobes to be second-hand and, worse, hidden behind a "veil of sensation" --a position that would slide easily into relativism and solipsism, presenting an ethical dilemma. InThe Case for Qualia, proponents of qualia defend the Indirect Realist positionand mount detailed counterarguments against opposing views.
The book firstpresents philosophical defenses, with arguments propounding, variously, a new argument fromillusion, a sense-datum theory, dualism, "qualia realism," qualia as the"cement" of the experiential world, and "subjective physicalism." Threescientific defenses follow, discussing color, heat, and the link between the external object and theinternal representation. Finally, specific criticisms of opposing views include discussions of theChurchlands' "neurophilosophy," answers to Frank Jackson's abandonment of qualia (one ofwhich is titled, in a reference to Jackson's famous thought experiment, "Why Frank Should NotHave Jilted Mary"), and refutations of Transparency Theory.
Contributors: Torin Alter, Michel Bitbol, Harold I. Brown,Mark Crooks, George Graham, C. L. Hardin, Terence E. Horgan, Robert J. Howell, Amy Kind, E. J. Lowe,Riccardo Manzotti, Barry Maund, Martine Nida-Rumelin, John O'Dea, Isabelle Peschard, Matja?Potrc, Diana Raffman, Howard Robinson, William S. Robinson, John R. Smythies, Edmond Wright EdmondWright is the editor of New Representationalisms: Essays in the Philosophy of Perception and theauthor of Narrative, Perception, Language, and Faith.
Tony Fry, founding director and lead consultant of theEcoDesign Foundation, his key responsibilities beingdirector of business development and education. He isalso a director of Team D/E/S Pty Ltd. and holds a positionas adjunct professor to the faculty of design, architectureand building, University of Technology, Sydney.In the late 1990s he was a regular visitor to Hong Kong,as a professor and an external examiner in design theory.He is the author of numerous articles, essays and books,his most recent A New Design Philosophy: An Introductionto Defuturing, was published by UNSW Press, 1999.
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