[Wittrs] Is Homeostasis the Answer? (Re: Variations in the Idea of Consciousness)
- From: "SWM" <SWMirsky@xxxxxxx>
- To: wittrsamr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2010 04:13:10 -0000
--- In Wittrs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "iro3isdx" <xznwrjnk-evca@...> wrote:
>
> --- In Wittrs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "SWM" <SWMirsky@> wrote:
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> > If your explanation is that:
>
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> > homeostasis (yields/leads to) --> pragmatics --> perception -->
> > consciousness (the features of)
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> > and we presume that "consciousness" includes intentionality
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> > then aren't you suggesting, by a proposal that "perception" = the
> > receipt/use/shaping of "intentional information", that consciousness
> > must already be present?
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> You are reading too much into that use of "intentional." I suggested
> that word only for its descriptive value. I am not in any way
> depending on an assumption that it is intentional. There isn't any
> actual circularity.
>
> Regards,
> Neil
Okay, I'm trying to get this Neil. Your other response, with much more text,
looks like I will have to apply some time to and I just got done responding to
a really long one from new member Justintruth so I'm going to call it a night
here for now. Not as young as I used to be. I will try to do justice to your
comments some time tomorrow (unless my own writing is taking off again in which
case there might be a bit more delay).
I am really trying to see where you are going with this and note that I didn't
mean to "blow you off" in that nearby post as you put it. Indeed, I wasn't
aware I was doing anything that might look like that to you. When I attempt a
fuller response tomorrow I'll look at what you said about that more closely.
G'night!
SWM
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