Valerie Gray Hardcastle (1997) Why Science is Important for Philosophy
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Psycoloquy 8(08): Why Science is Important for Philosophy
WHY SCIENCE IS IMPORTANT FOR PHILOSOPHY
Reply to Levine on Locating Consciousness
Valerie Gray Hardcastle
Department of Philosophy
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0126
http://mind.phil.vt.edu
valerie@vt.edu
Abstract
Levine (1997) claims that Locating Consciousness (1995)
does not seriously address the problem of the explanatory gap;
instead it merely provides lots of data. Here I argue that,
contrary to the intuitions of some philosophers, the best remedy
for our gaps in explanation and understanding is in fact through
empirical investigation.
Keywords
binding, consciousness, dynamical system, memory,
priming, qualia.
References
- Hardcastle, V.G. (1995). Locating Consciousness. Amsterdam & Philadelphia: John Benjamins Press.
- Hardcastle, V.G. (1996a). The Why of Consciousness: A Non-Issue for Materialists. Journal of Consciousness Studies, 3: 7-13.
- Hardcastle, V.G. (1996b). Precis of: Locating Consciousness. PSYCOLOQUY 7(33) locating.consciousness.1.hardcastle.
- Levine, J. (1997). Consciousness Located: You'll Wonder Where the Yellow Went. PSYCOLOQUY 8(04) locating.consciousness.3.levine.