Theme of chapter 8
Virtual Reality
Phenomenal vs. relational
Virtual Volleyball
Are we seeing and playing with the same
volleyball?
Are we all, in the phenomenal sense, seeing and
playing the same game?
Do we, in the relational sense, see and play with
the same volleyball?
More Volleyball
Is the volleyball still there when I don’t look ?
Is the volleyball an off white when I don’t look ?
What causes me to see the volleyball?
Is the volleyball conscious ? Does it have
experiences?
Are my teammates conscious ?
VOLLEYBALL!!
This phenomenal volley ball is identical to the
one I just played with. What about the relational
volleyballs? Are they identical ?
Virtual Brain
Which brain creates all my conscious
experience? The phenomenal brain or the
relational brain?
Arbitrary but systematic
Synesthesia and glasses
Virtual SUPER computer!!
Which circuits and software make it all possible?
The phenomenal or relational?
What are relational circuits? What can we say
abut them ?
Relational Realm ??
Physicalism- Relational realm is mindless, made
of particles, fields and other entities of
microphysics
Idealism- Made of Minds
Dualism- Made from both minds and mindless
entities
Which is correct????
Does Quantum physics help ?
Electron vs. Volleyball
Schrödinger's Cat
What about Biology??