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Why and How We Are Not Zombies

Harnad, Stevan (1995) Why and How We Are Not Zombies. [Journal (Paginated)]

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Abstract

A robot that is functionally indistinguishable from us may or may not be a mindless Zombie. There will never be any way to know, yet its functional principles will be as close as we can ever get to explaining the mind.

Item Type:Journal (Paginated)
Keywords:consciousness, reverse engineering, other-minds problem, bind/body problem, zombies, functionalism, epiphenomenalism, causality
Subjects:Psychology > Cognitive Psychology
Philosophy > Philosophy of Mind
ID Code:1601
Deposited By: Harnad, Stevan
Deposited On:19 Jun 2001
Last Modified:02 May 2011 12:18

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