Abstract
The objective of this article is to give an inclusive description of the history of the controversy over one of the most well-known anti-physicalist arguments, the Knowledge Argument. Ever since this argument was presented by Frank Jackson in 1982, many philosophers and scientists have criticized it in many ways. The author tries to cover all the important responses to the argument without giving any support to a particular position. The article is divided into two sections. Section 1 introduces and formulates the Knowledge Argument and explains its core idea. It will be pointed out that the argument is based on an apparently natural intuition that any amount of scientific knowledge cannot comprehend the subjective aspects of mental experiences. Section 2 surveys the controversy around the argument by diachronically taking up the main objections and replies. It contains detailed expositions of the Ability Response, the Acquaintance Analysis, the Old-Fact/New-Way Strategies, the New-Fact Strategy and Jackson's recent position.
Journal
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- Contemporary and Applied Philosophy
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Contemporary and Applied Philosophy 1 1042-1074, 2009-12-21
Japanese Association for the Contemporary and Applied Philosophy (JACAP)
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390572174710139648
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- NII Article ID
- 120002182835
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- DOI
- 10.14989/120335
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- HANDLE
- 2433/120335
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- ISSN
- 18834329
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- Text Lang
- ja
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
- IRDB
- CiNii Articles
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- Abstract License Flag
- Allowed