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Peeking Behind the Icons

Peeking Behind the Icons. By: Herman de Haan. Theme of chapter 8. Virtual Reality Phenomenal vs. relational. Virtual Volleyball. Are we seeing and playing with the same volleyball? Are we all, in the phenomenal sense, seeing and playing the same game?

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Peeking Behind the Icons

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  1. Peeking Behind the Icons By: Herman de Haan

  2. Theme of chapter 8 • Virtual Reality • Phenomenal vs. relational

  3. Virtual Volleyball • Are we seeing and playing with the same volleyball? • Are we all, in the phenomenal sense, seeing and playing the same game? • Do we, in the relational sense, see and play with the same volleyball?

  4. More Volleyball • Is the volleyball still there when I don’t look ? • Is the volleyball an off white when I don’t look ? • What causes me to see the volleyball? • Is the volleyball conscious ? Does it have experiences? • Are my teammates conscious ?

  5. VOLLEYBALL!! • This phenomenal volley ball is identical to the one I just played with. What about the relational volleyballs? Are they identical ?

  6. Virtual Brain • Which brain creates all my conscious experience? The phenomenal brain or the relational brain? • Arbitrary but systematic • Synesthesia and glasses

  7. Virtual SUPER computer!! • Which circuits and software make it all possible? The phenomenal or relational? • What are relational circuits? What can we say abut them ?

  8. Relational Realm ?? • Physicalism- Relational realm is mindless, made of particles, fields and other entities of microphysics • Idealism- Made of Minds • Dualism- Made from both minds and mindless entities

  9. Which is correct???? • Does Quantum physics help ? • Electron vs. Volleyball • Schrödinger's Cat • What about Biology??

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