Single Idea 3439

[catalogued under 17. Mind and Body / D. Property Dualism / 1. Reductionism critique]

Full Idea

The main obstacle to mind-body reduction is qualia.

Gist of Idea

Reductionism gets stuck with qualia

Source

Jaegwon Kim (Philosophy of Mind [1996], p.236)

Book Reference

Kim,Jaegwon: 'Philosophy of Mind' [Westview 1998], p.236


A Reaction

Personally I am also impressed by Leibniz's Mill (Idea 2109). No microscope could ever reveal the contents of thought. How can it be so vivid for the owner, but totally undetectable to an observer?

Related Idea

Idea 2109 Increase a conscious machine to the size of a mill - you still won't see perceptions in it [Leibniz]