Philosophy A-Level
The knowledge argument
What The knowledge argument means in Philosophy A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of The knowledge argument
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An argument that can be applied to functional facts, since no amount of facts about function suffices to explain qualia.
Topics that use The knowledge argument
- Functionalism (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Absent qualia
- Functional role
- Functionalism
- Functionalism and multiple realisability
- Intuition and thought experiments
- Multiple realisability
- Qualia
- Block's China thought experiment
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