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Rawrren

['Member']Joined: January 17, 2017 at 14:36Last active: January 19, 2017 at 00:511 discussions6 comments

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In: How do physicalists explain 'intentional content'?  — view comment
That is very valid and something I hadn't thought of when trying to think of how physicalists would overcome it. Thank you for the rest of your answer...
January 18, 2017 at 23:38
In: How do physicalists explain 'intentional content'?  — view comment
Oh I accept that other metaphysical positions have problems with it also, I'm just really interested in physicalism here and how it overcomes it haha....
January 17, 2017 at 17:22
In: How do physicalists explain 'intentional content'?  — view comment
Yes imagining something would be the best example for this situation I feel. Do you know of any reasoning as to why some reject intentionality? And if...
January 17, 2017 at 17:19
In: How do physicalists explain 'intentional content'?  — view comment
Yeah this is where I accept the arguments/merits of physicalism, as it can give reasonable explanations up until the 'quale of intentionality' which i...
January 17, 2017 at 16:14
In: How do physicalists explain 'intentional content'?  — view comment
In this case I am referring to the term 'intentionality' in this philosophical sense: "the power of minds to be about, to represent, or to stand for, ...
January 17, 2017 at 15:25
In: How do physicalists explain 'intentional content'?  — view comment
Sure :) So if we took the example of the box being 2 x 2 cm, it is an inexistant object which I am capable of thinking of/imagining, but since inexist...
January 17, 2017 at 15:03
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