PHILOS 132 Study Guide - Final Guide: Mind, If And Only If, Physicalism
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Because any theory that is posited without addressing it is compatible without it: for the physicalist the phenomenological features must be given a physical account d. i. Subjective phenomenon is essentially connected with a single point of view. We can e. i. recognize their existence without fully comprehending them (221) So: facts about what it is like to be something appear to be facts that embody a particular point of view (221) e. ii. e. ii. 1. e. ii. 2. Consider lightning: a martian can apprehend lightning because lightning is observable by anything external to it - its objective character is not exhausted by its visual appearance. If experience has no objective nature, then how could a martian observe the physical processes of my brain and get the mental content? the process of reduction involves a move toward greater objectivity. If a physical theory is to account for the subjective nature of experience, we must admit that we cannot conceive what that would be like. i. i.
