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On understanding a theory on conscious experiences

dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Philosophy
dc.contributor.kuauthorDemircioğlu, Erhan
dc.contributor.schoolcollegeinstituteCollege of Social Sciences and Humanities
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-09T22:59:07Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractMcGinn claims, Among other things, that we cannot understand the theory that explains how echolocationary experiences arise from the bat's brain. one of McGinn's arguments for this claim appeals to the fact that we cannot know in principle what it is like to have echolocationary experiences. according to Kirk, McGinn's argument fails because it rests on an illegitimate assumption concerning what explanatory theories are supposed to accomplish. However, I will argue that Kirk's objection misfires because he misapprehends McGinn's argument. Further, I will articulate and briefly assess some ways in which McGinn's argument can be blocked.
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dc.description.issue52
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dc.description.publisherscopeInternational
dc.description.sponsoredbyTubitakEuN/A
dc.description.volume18
dc.identifier.eissn1847-6139
dc.identifier.issn1333-1108
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dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85080090936
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14288/7843
dc.identifier.wos433391900006
dc.keywordsthe mind-body problem
dc.keywordsConcepts of consciousness
dc.keywordsWhat it is like to be a bat
dc.keywordsColin McGinn
dc.keywordsRobert Kirk
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherKruzak D O O
dc.relation.ispartofCroatian Journal of Philosophy
dc.subjectPhilosophy
dc.titleOn understanding a theory on conscious experiences
dc.typeJournal Article
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