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[from 'Naturalizing the Mind' by Fred Dretske, in 17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 3. Eliminativism ]

Full Idea

My thesis is that all mental facts are representational facts, and that all representational facts are facts about informational functions.

Gist of Idea

All mental facts are representation, which consists of informational functions

Source

Fred Dretske (Naturalizing the Mind [1997], Prol)

Book Reference

Dretske,Fred: 'Naturalizing the Mind' [MIT 1997], p.-4


A Reaction

The first half of the thesis seems a bit difficult to disagree with, but that a fact is 'represented' may not be the essence of that fact. The biggest mystery is the content, not its representation. And everything is 'information' about everything else.