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| Asymmetry: Asymmetry in science refers to a constraint on the reversibility of operations._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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David Chalmers on Asymmetry - Dictionary of Arguments
I 101 Asymmetry/epistemic asymmetry/Chalmers: if we had all the physical facts about the world, the existence of consciousness would not follow from them. >Facts, >Consciousness. I 102 The fact that there is consciousness at all comes first-hand from my experience in the first person, not from any external observation. All that could be inferred from the known physical and biological facts is that there are people who claim to have a consciousness. Eliminativism/Chalmers: is an irrational position for us only because of our own personal experience. Epistemic asymmetry/Chalmers: is that we have insights about our consciousness only from our own consciousness. This asymmetry does not apply to other economies, other lives, etc. Reason: these are supervening logically on the physical. >Supervenience, >Epistemology. Consciousness: If it were logically supervenient on the physical, the epistemic asymmetry would not exist._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Cha I D. Chalmers The Conscious Mind Oxford New York 1996 Cha II D. Chalmers Constructing the World Oxford 2014 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-19