[Wittrs] Re: What Is Ontological Dualism?
- From: "BruceD" <blroadies@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: wittrsamr@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 22:55:07 -0000
--- In Wittrs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Gordon Swobe <wittrsamr@...> wrote:
> Dennett denies the existence of intentionality.
> For him there exists only what he calls "the intentional stance"...
> This explains, by the way, why Dennett makes no
> distinction between mechanical chess computers
> and human chess players.
Is this right? D is only comfortable attributing intentionality to
others (and to himself?), when the observed behavior meets certain
criteria? But then the question arises "What is the observer
experiencing?"
> He denies that either humans or computers have intrinsic
> mental states as such.
But Stuart claims he feels pain.
bruce
> This explains, by the way, why Dennett makes no distinction between
mechanical chess computers and human chess players. He denies that
either humans or computers have intrinsic mental states as such.
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