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Full Idea
Is there anything about the qualitative characters of mental states which, should we come to know it, would convince us that zombies and qualia inversion are not really possible?
Gist of Idea
What could demonstrate that zombies and inversion are impossible?
Source
Jaegwon Kim (Philosophy of Mind [1996], p.171)
Book Ref
Kim,Jaegwon: 'Philosophy of Mind' [Westview 1998], p.171
A Reaction
The issue is what causes the qualitative states, not their 'characters'. This strikes me as falling into the trap of thinking that 'what it is like to be..' is a crucial issue. I think zombies are impossible, but not because I experience redness.