(Wydawnictwo Naukowe Instytutu Filozofii, 2013) Polcyn, Karol
Although phenomenal consciousness resists explanation
in physical terms, it remains an open question whether or
not consciousness is an intrinsically physical phenomenon since
it remains an open question whether or not conscious states are
identical with physical states. This question is one of the key
issues of debate in contemporary philosophy of mind. Here I survey
some of the key arguments designed to show that conscious
states are not physical states. I argue that materialists have no
satisfactory response to those arguments.