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Full Idea
The goal of the experiment was to describe a case in which it was obvious that the qualia would be inverted while the reactive dispositions would be normalized. But the assumption that one could just tell is question-begging.
Gist of Idea
We can't assume that dispositions will remain normal when qualia have been inverted
Source
Daniel C. Dennett (Consciousness Explained [1991], 12.4)
Book Ref
Dennett,Daniel C.: 'Consciousness Explained' [Penguin 1993], p.397
A Reaction
It certainly seems simple and plausible that if we inverted our experience of traffic light colours, no difference in driver behaviour would be seen. However, my example, of a conversation in a gallery of abstract art, seems more problematic.
Related Idea
Idea 4107 With inverted qualia a person's experiences would change, but their beliefs remain the same [Crane]
2421 | There is nothing illogical about inverted qualia [Locke] |
3522 | The same object might produce violet in one mind and marigold in another [Locke] |
3389 | Inverted qualia and zombies suggest experience isn't just functional [Kim] |
3391 | Crosswiring would show that pain and its function are separate [Kim, by PG] |
7376 | We can't assume that dispositions will remain normal when qualia have been inverted [Dennett] |
3229 | If colour fits a cone mapping hue, brightness and saturation, rotating the cone could give spectrum inversion [Rey] |
4107 | With inverted qualia a person's experiences would change, but their beliefs remain the same [Crane] |
2402 | It seems possible to invert qualia [Chalmers] |