[Wittrs] Re: What Is Ontological Dualism?

  • From: Gordon Swobe <gts_2000@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: wittrsamr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 07:06:06 -0700 (PDT)

--- On Sun, 4/11/10, SWM <wittrsamr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> Right. Searle starts with the simple observation that
>> people have subjective, qualitative experiences. When he
>> asserts the ontological irreducibility of these mental
>> phenomena,
> 
> 
> THAT is dualism.

Do you have toothaches, and do you consider them real? If yes then you can call 
yourself a dualist too, as you (mis)define the word. 

-gts



      
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