Full Idea
If you are a functionalist, there appears to be no room for qualia.
Gist of Idea
If you are a functionalist, there appears to be no room for qualia
Source
John Heil (Philosophy of Mind [1998], Ch.6)
Book Reference
Heil,John: 'Philosophy of Mind' [Routledge 1998], p.212
A Reaction
The problem is not that qualia must be denied, but that there is strong pressure to class them as epiphenomena. However, a raw colour can have a causal role (e.g. in an art gallery). Best to say (with Chalmers?) that functions cause qualia?