Sharlow, Mark (2007) Qualia and the Problem of Universals. [Preprint]
![[img]](https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png)
|
PDF
qualia_and_universals.pdf Download (51kB) |
Abstract
In this paper I explore the logical relationship between the question of the reality of qualia and the problem of universals. I argue that nominalism is inconsistent with the existence of qualia, and that realism either implies or makes plausible the existence of qualia. Thus, one's position on the existence of qualia is strongly constrained by one's answer to the problem of universals.
| Export/Citation: | EndNote | BibTeX | Dublin Core | ASCII/Text Citation (Chicago) | HTML Citation | OpenURL |
| Social Networking: |
| Item Type: | Preprint | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creators: |
|
||||||
| Additional Information: | This is an updated version of a paper that appeared previously on the author's website. | ||||||
| Keywords: | qualia, consciousness, first-person character, ontology | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Neuroscience Specific Sciences > Psychology |
||||||
| Depositing User: | Mark Sharlow | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 13 Feb 2008 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2010 15:16 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 3784 | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Neuroscience Specific Sciences > Psychology |
||||||
| Date: | December 2007 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/3784 |
Monthly Views for the past 3 years
Monthly Downloads for the past 3 years
Plum Analytics
Actions (login required)
 |
View Item |
![[feed]](http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/style/images/feed-icon-32x32.png){kind=icon}