[MD] MD Quality, DQ and SQ

[David M]

Ian

I would love to understand how a physicalist is
not a materialist. Are all qualities physical?
Do all aspects of experience fit a physical description?

DM


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ian glendinning" <psybertron at gmail.com>
To: <moq_discuss at moqtalk.org>
Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 8:29 AM
Subject: Re: [MD] MD Quality, DQ and SQ


> Scott,
> 
> You asked
> Do you still take Darwinism seriously as a basis to explain the origin of
> consciousness and language?
> 
> Yes I do, properly explained neo-Darwinsm (a la Dennett / Blackmore /
> Pinker ) that is.
> 
> You also asked ...
> Do you, in fact, think that they originated? Do you think space and
> time are the background in which consciousness exists?
> 
> Yes, in the sense I'm a physicalist - all components and explanations
> of consciousness exist in physics - but that's a million miles from
> materialism. Precious little material in physics. Which also isn't to
> say, that all physical components of consciousness always existed
> (they may have evolved too), doesn't preclude a more entangled
> explanation than mere "background", and also doesn't preclude
> explanatory components of consciousness not yet being recognised in
> physics (though Dennett would criticise me for that last opening to
> mystical physics.)
> 
> Materialism needs to be fought OK, but with better physical as well as
> better philosophical explanations.
> 
> Ian
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