Philosophers In Space

0G85: Blindsight and Philosophical Zombies, Part 1


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Okay, well, lets see if I can convey some information to you through this absurd thing we call sentience, using this even more absurd thing called language. I'll never know if any of this is getting through, or even if there is a through to get to. If you're a zombie (and there's no reason to assume you're not) this should still work out just as well as if you're conscious. So you'll respond with happiness to hear we're covering Peter Watt's Blindsight, a treasure trove of topics in the world of philosophy of mind. Seriously, this may be the single best sci-fi on the topic of phenomenal consciousness. We start off with a discussion of philosophical zombie, of which you may or may not be one.

WARNING: AFTER DARK CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THE END OF THE BOOK AT THE VERY END OF THE SEGMENT. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED

Philosophical Zombies: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/zombies/

Metzinger's phenomenal self model: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self_model

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CONTENT PREVIEW: Blindsight and the Value of Sentience

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