The Zombie argument against Materialism: the problem of construal and defense

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31812/apd.v0i16.1870

Keywords:

Consciousness, brain, materialism, dualism, physical, subjective, phenomenal zombie, comprehension, logical possibility

Abstract

The article expounds one of the most influential arguments against materialism in the modern philosophy of mind, the zombie argument. It points out a grave deficiency in David Chalmers’ construal of the argument as involving the entailment from conceivability to logical possibility. Instead, an alternative
construal is proposed and applied to defend the zombie argument against the charge of begging the question.

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  • Dmytro Sepety, Zaporizhzhya State Medical University

    Department of Social Sciences

     

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Published

31.01.2017

Issue

No. 16 (2015)

Section

PHILOSOPHY OF LANGUAGE AND PHILOSOPHY OF MIND

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Copyright (c) 2015 Dmytro Sepety

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How to Cite

The Zombie argument against Materialism: the problem of construal and defense. (2017). Actual Problems of Mind, 16, 234-249. https://doi.org/10.31812/apd.v0i16.1870

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