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Full Idea
If one asks 'what does the world look like to a fish?' the answer may be 'it doesn't look like anything; fish find their way about by blindsight.'
Gist of Idea
Fish may operate by blindsight
Source
Michael Lockwood (Mind, Brain and the Quantum [1989], p.56)
Book Ref
Lockwood,Michael: 'Mind,Brain and the Quantum:The Compound 'I'' [Blackwell 1991], p.56
A Reaction
This strikes me as a real possibility, not just a wild speculation. It seems pretty obvious to me that I operate by blindsight in many aspects of my behaviour. Piano-playing would be impossible if all qualia had to be processed.
| 23240 | We can't know by sight or hearing without realising that we are doing so [Fichte] |
| 7372 | In peripheral vision we see objects without their details, so blindsight is not that special [Dennett] |
| 7373 | Blindsight subjects glean very paltry information [Dennett] |
| 2953 | Fish may operate by blindsight [Lockwood] |
| 2415 | In blindsight both qualia and intentionality are missing [Chalmers] |
| 4918 | In blindsight V1 (normal vision) is inactive, but V5 (movement) lights up [Carter,R] |
| 6646 | The brain may have two systems for vision, with only the older one intact in blindsight [Lowe] |