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6624 | Dennett denies the existence of qualia [Dennett, by Lowe] |
Full Idea: Dennett goes to the extreme of denying the existence of qualia altogether. | |
From: report of Daniel C. Dennett (Quining Qualia [1988]) by E.J. Lowe - Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind Ch.3 | |
A reaction: I sympathise with Dennett. Once you know how physically complex and rapid a quale is (about nine billion connections, all firing continuously), the notion that it seems to be some new 'thing', while just being a process, seems fine. Like a waterfall. |