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Other minds?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2009

Anita Avramides
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Abstract

One of the most intriguing of philosophical puzzles concerns other minds. How do you know there are any? Yes, you're surrounded by living organisms that look and behave much as you do. They even say they have minds. But do they? Perhaps other humans are mindless zombies: like you on the outside, but lacking any inner conscious life, including emotions, thoughts, experiences and even pain. What grounds do you possess for supposing that other humans (including even me) aren't zombies? Perhaps less than you think. Anita Avramides tackles this fascinating question.

Type
Research Article
Information
Think , Volume 1 , Issue 2 , Autumn 2002 , pp. 61 - 68
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Philosophy 2002

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