Zombies and the function of consciousness
Authors: Flanagan O.1; Polger T.2
Source: Journal of Consciousness Studies, Volume 2, Number 4, 1995 , pp. 313-321(9)
Publisher: Imprint Academic
Abstract:
Todd Moody's Zombie Earth thought experiment is an attempt to show that conscious inessentialism is false or in need of qualification. We defend conscious inessentialism against his criticisms, and argue that zombie thought experiments highlight the difficulty of explaining why consciousness evolved and what function(s) it serves. This is the hardest problem in consciousness studies.
Language: English
Document Type: Research article
Affiliations: 1: Departments of Philosophy, Psychology, and Neurobiology Duke University, Durham, NC, 27707, USA. 2: Email: twp2@acpub.duke.edu
Publication date: 1995-01-01
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- In this Subject: Psychology , Political Science
- By this author: Flanagan O. ; Polger T.

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