[MD] The Edge 2006 Annual Question

[Scott Roberts]

Ian,

Ian said:
Scott I agree with your points.
Something I said earlier in another conversation with you was that
this ineffable gap may be a common theme in any metaphysics, but the
size and complexity of the gap in terms of the explanation missing
does of course vary. This is the point I have against people like
yourself, who (seem to) claim that the gap is bootstrapped by
pre-existing "sophisticated" consciousness.

Scott:
I'm not sure I understand the last sentence. But in any case,  I don't see 
consciousness (or DQ) as being a gap in "things that are explained (or 
explainable)" -- that's only a problem for a physicalist. Rather, I see 
consciousness as not belonging to the category of things explained, 
unexplained, explainable, or unexplainable.

- Scott