Commenters reframe the debate from existence to specificity of consciousness
3 Sep 18 9:48 AM · 5d ago · 3 comments · 1 source · development 3 of 6
Discussion shifts focus from whether something is conscious to what it is conscious of. Commenters suggest the real question in panpsychism debates involves specifying the type or object of consciousness rather than its mere presence.
“The real question for Panpsychism is not whether something is or is not conscious, but conscious of what. If everything is aware, what is this thing we have that a rock doesn't seem to have (but LLMs might have)?”
_alternator_Eric Schwitzgebel Philosophy paper author
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I'm perfectly happy to believe that the United States has an awareness of itself in the abstract sense that its a complex system with emerging behaviors that are feedbackloops of itself. I'm also convinced that all mammals and most sea and air creatures have consciousness in this as well as the more general sense.To me, the fact that an awareness…
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Materialism implies Panpsychism. Not a surprise, but this is put forward in a confrontational way.The real question for Panpsychism is not whether something is or is not conscious, but conscious of what. If everything is aware, what is this thing we have that a rock doesn't seem to have (but LLMs might have)? I'm basically sold on the premise of…
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> something it's like to be youThis phrase comes up a lot in discussions of consciousness and I've never understood it and never seen why it's supposed to encapsulate the idea.It isn't "like" anything to be me. There isn't something else I can compare it to. All I know is that I exist and experience and that there is an aspect of that experience…
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