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Peeking Behind the Icons
By: Herman de Haan
Theme of chapter 8
Virtual Reality
Phenomenal vs. relational
Virtual Volleyball
Are we seeing and playing with the same volleyball?
Are we all, in the phenomenal sense, seeing and playing the same game?
Do we, in the relational sense, see and play with the same volleyball?
More Volleyball
Is the volleyball still there when I don’t look ?
Is the volleyball an off white when I don’t look ?
What causes me to see the volleyball?
Is the volleyball conscious ? Does it have experiences?
Are my teammates conscious ?
VOLLEYBALL!!
This phenomenal volley ball is identical to the one I just played with. What about the relational volleyballs? Are they identical ?
Virtual Brain
Which brain creates all my conscious experience? The phenomenal brain or the relational brain?
Arbitrary but systematic
Synesthesia and glasses
Virtual SUPER computer!!
Which circuits and software make it all possible? The phenomenal or relational?
What are relational circuits? What can we say abut them ?
Relational Realm ??
Physicalism- Relational realm is mindless, made of particles, fields and other entities of microphysics
Idealism- Made of Minds
Dualism- Made from both minds and mindless entities
Which is correct????
Does Quantum physics help ?
Electron vs. Volleyball
Schrödinger's Cat
What about Biology??