A philosophical zombie (or "p-zombie") is a being in a thought experiment in the philosophy of mind that is physically identical to a normal human being...
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Solipsism (section Philosophical zombie)
sense-data. The theory of solipsism crosses over with the theory of the philosophical zombie in that other seemingly conscious beings may actually lack true consciousness...
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Hard problem of consciousness (category Philosophical problems)
the hard problem frequently turn to various philosophical thought experiments, involving philosophical zombies, or inverted qualia, or the ineffability of...
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David Chalmers (section Philosophical work)
formulating the hard problem of consciousness, and for popularizing the philosophical zombie thought experiment. Chalmers and David Bourget co-founded PhilPapers;...
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A zombie (Haitian French: zombi; Haitian Creole: zonbi; Kikongo: zumbi) is a mythological undead corporeal revenant created through the reanimation of...
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portal Psychology portal Duck test Intentional stance Loebner Prize Philosophical zombie Semiotics Uncanny valley Chinese Room Güzeldere, Güven; Franchi,...
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various rums Zombie, a derisive name for Canadian conscripts during World War II; see Conscription Crisis of 1944 Philosophical zombie, in philosophy...
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follows from (2) and (3) by modus tollens.) The possibility of philosophical zombies (p-zombies) entails that mental states do not supervene upon physical...
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realism Phenomenal conservatism Phenomenon Philosophical analysis Philosophical razor Philosophical zombie Philosophy of futility Physical body Physis...
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for verbal report to be dissociated from consciousness entirely: a philosophical zombie may give detailed verbal reports of awareness in the absence of any...
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Blindsight (Watts novel) (category Canadian philosophical novels)
remain outwardly functional. This idea is similar to the concept of philosophical zombie, as it is understood in philosophy of mind. Blindsight supposes that...
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Qualia (section Zombie argument)
there would be no difference between "normal humans" and philosophical zombies: The zombie/normal-human distinction can only be valid if subjective consciousness...
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the distinction is often a given but not the specific focal point of philosophical discourse. The two words are usually regarded as opposites, though complications...
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committed to the belief that we are all philosophical zombies (if you define the term "philosophical zombie" as functionally identical to a human being...
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Chalmers' philosophical zombie thought experiment—a hypothetical creature that looks like humans but lacks consciousness. The band's only song, "The Zombie Blues"...
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games of all time". Digital immortality Embodied cognition Metaverse Philosophical zombie Posthumanism Simulated reality Ship of Theseus Teletransportation...
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Western philosophy (redirect from Western philosophical tradition)
argument. David Chalmers also argued against physicalism in the philosophical zombie argument. He further noted that subjective experience posed the hard...
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possibility of philosophical zombies (exact replicas of a person that lack conscious experience). Alternatively, it is conceivable that a "partial zombie" could...
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streaming gives creators a new avenue to earn money online. AI player Philosophical zombie Video game bot "The Next Generation 1996 Lexicon A to Z: NPC (Nonplayer...
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correlates of consciousness Neurophenomenology Ontology Phenomenology Philosophical zombie Philosophy of mind Primary consciousness Problem of other minds Qualia...
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games portal Conservatism portal List of Internet phenomena Philosophical zombie – a philosophical thought experiment that imagines a being which appears to...
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Room, Mary the Colour Scientist, or Mary the super-scientist) is a philosophical thought experiment proposed by Frank Jackson in his article "Epiphenomenal...
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is any conscious experience at all, rather than everyone being a philosophical zombie. (Christopher Hill and Brian Mclaughlin argued against the idea that...
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Mind–body dualism (section The zombie argument)
or not. Others such as Dennett have argued that the notion of a philosophical zombie is an incoherent, or unlikely, concept. In particular, nothing proves...
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Turing test (section Philosophical background)
bot) Mind-body problem Mirror neuron Natural language processing Philosophical zombie Problem of other minds Sentience Social bot Technological singularity...
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Mind–body problem Mirror test Omniscience Pain in invertebrates Philosophical zombie Philosophy of mind Problem of other minds Solipsism Turing test Vertiginous...
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Galen Strawson (section Philosophical work)
Epiphenomenalism Free will Immanuel Kant Neuroscience of free will Philosophical zombie Galen Strawson, "Real Direct Realism", a lecture recorded 2014 at...
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feature of conscious properties. Qualia Hard problem of consciousness Philosophical zombie Explanatory gap Knowledge argument Chinese room Phenomenal consciousness...
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Thought experiment (category Philosophical arguments)
a-priori assessment) Newcomb's paradox Original position (politics) Philosophical zombie (philosophy of mind, artificial intelligence, cognitive science)...
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mind) Functionalism Further facts Mary's room Ontological argument Philosophical zombies Philosophy of color Philosophy of mind Philosophy of perception...
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