Jacksons Defection and the Crux of the Knowledge Argument
Abstract
Recently, Jackson has opposed the renowned Black and White Mary argument, which he himself initiated in his early years and
was widely recognized as anti-physicalist, with representationalism and openly reverted to physicalism. Jacksons defection does not prove
the triumph of physicalism; it merely attests that the premise presuppositions of the knowledge argument are flawed and founded on erroneous
common sense psychology.
was widely recognized as anti-physicalist, with representationalism and openly reverted to physicalism. Jacksons defection does not prove
the triumph of physicalism; it merely attests that the premise presuppositions of the knowledge argument are flawed and founded on erroneous
common sense psychology.
Keywords
Jackson; Knowledge Argument; Anti-Physicalism; Common Sense View of the Mind
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[1] Ludlow, P., Nagasawa, Y. & Stoljar, D. (eds.), There is something about Mary: essays on phenomenal consciousness and Frank Jackson's
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[2] Alter, T., and S. Walter (eds.), Phenomenal Concepts and Phenomenal Knowledge. New Essays on Consciousness and Physicalism, Oxford: OUP, 2007.
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.70711/wef.v2i9.6262
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