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13 - Dennett and the human perspective

from Part II - Why physicalism entails epiphenomenalism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 February 2016

Howard Robinson
Howard Robinson
Affiliation:
Central European University, Budapest
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A major purpose of Part II has been to argue that an irreducible human perspective, implicit in the conceptualism is required for understanding the special sciences and other macro ontologies. Dennett argues that something similar – the intentional stance – is unavoidable as a way of understanding intelligent creatures, but he thinks that this fact is compatible with physicalism. This chapter argues that it is not compatible. This conflict is not avoided by Dennett’s move from being an instrumentalist to what he calls ‘moderate realism’.
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From the Knowledge Argument to Mental Substance
Resurrecting the Mind
 , pp. 210 - 220
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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