Philosophy A-Level
Philosophical zombie
What Philosophical zombie means in Philosophy A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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A being physically and functionally identical to a conscious human, with the same brain states, behaviour and dispositions to report experience, yet with no inner phenomenal feel.
Topics that use Philosophical zombie
- Dualist theories (AQA A-Level)
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- Acquaintance knowledge
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- Consciousness and physicalism
- Critique of the zombie argument
- Knowledge argument structure
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