Single Idea 7706

[catalogued under 15. Nature of Minds / B. Features of Minds / 5. Qualia / c. Explaining qualia]

Full Idea

If qualia supervene on intentional states, then intentionality is also more explanatorily fundamental than qualia.

Gist of Idea

If qualia supervene on intentional states, then intentional states are explanatorily fundamental

Source

Dale Jacquette (Ontology [2002], Ch.10)

Book Reference

Jacquette,Dale: 'Ontology' [Acumen 2002], p.251


A Reaction

See Idea 7272 for opposite view. Maybe intentional states are large mental objects of which we are introspectively aware, but which are actually composed of innumerable fine-grained qualia. Intentional states would only explain qualia if they caused them.

Related Idea

Idea 7272 Maybe lots of qualia lead to intentionality, rather than intentionality being basic [Gildersleve]