epiphenomenalistic

The following discussion will briefly indicate two ways in which this distinction can be made, and the kind of epiphenomenalistic questions that ensue.

Epiphenomenalism Robinson, William 2007

Frank Jackson (1982) has given an epiphenomenalistic argument that has spawned lively responses from many quarters.

Epiphenomenalism Robinson, William 2007

One might have thought that if the mental and the physical are identical, there could be no room for epiphenomenalistic questions to arise.

Epiphenomenalism Robinson, William 2007

Looking backward from P3, so to speak, one cannot tell whether it was indirectly caused by M (as in the interactionistic Fig. 2) or indirectly caused by M's cause (as in the epiphenomenalistic Fig. 1).

Epiphenomenalism Robinson, William 2007

That contradicts the assumption that phenomenal consciousness involves being able to refer to qualia, from which it follows that such epiphenomenalistic worlds are not possible after all.

Zombies Kirk, Robert 2006

Besides, as also noted earlier, the conceivability of zombies seems to entail that epiphenomenalistic worlds are possible.

Zombies Kirk, Robert 2006

To summarize: if zombies are conceivable, so are epiphenomenalistic worlds.

Zombies Kirk, Robert 2006

But by the causal theory of reference, epiphenomenalistic worlds are not conceivable; therefore zombies are not conceivable.

Zombies Kirk, Robert 2006

Kirk goes on to argue that all zombists, including interactionist ones, are committed to the view that an epiphenomenalistic world with e-qualia is at least conceivable.

Zombies Kirk, Robert 2006

So what is the probability of - C, given ordinary naturalism: what is the probability that one or the other of the two epiphenomenalistic scenarios is true?

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