[lit-ideas] Re: the first lines are the argument referred by
- From: "Eric Yost" <mr.eric.yost@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2011 14:03:35 -0500
By the way, I have had a second retinal detachment surgery and am still
recovering, so it's impossible to keep up with the list's intense
volume. When eye heals and gas bubble goes away, I'll get some idea of
what's going on in the external world or my self-representation of it.
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[mailto:lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Phil Enns
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Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: the first lines are the argument referred by
Donal McEvoy wrote:
"Wondering which Hilary Putnam (and on which planet) Eric means?"
Perhaps this one?
'I shall, in short, argue that pain is not a brain state, in the sense
of a physical-chemical state of the brain (or even the whole nervous
system), but another kind of state entirely. I propose the hypothesis
that pain, or the state of being in pain, is a functional state of a
whole organism.' (Putnam, 'The Nature of Mental States')
Sincerely,
Phil Enns
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