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MAKING ROOM FOR MODEST CONCEPTUAL FUNCTIONALISM Jackson Kernion ARE PHENOMENAL CONCEPTS FUNCTIONAL CONCEPTS? ARE PHENOMENAL CONCEPTS FUNCTIONAL CONCEPTS? YES Conceptual Functionalism NO Conceptual Dualism Phenomenal concepts

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MAKING ROOM FOR MODEST CONCEPTUAL FUNCTIONALISM

Jackson Kernion

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ARE PHENOMENAL CONCEPTS FUNCTIONAL CONCEPTS?

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ARE PHENOMENAL CONCEPTS FUNCTIONAL CONCEPTS? YES → Conceptual Functionalism NO → Conceptual Dualism

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“Phenomenal concepts are conceptually irreducible in this sense: they neither a priori imply, nor are implied by, physical- functional concepts. … “Phenomenal concepts are conceptually independent of physical-functional descriptions…” — Loar, “Phenomenal States”

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MODEST CONCEPTUAL FUNCTIONALISM

Phenomenal concepts
 → Not merely functional
 → Still have functional content

AGENDA→


  • 1. Set Up Framework
  • 2. Immodest Conceptual Functionalism
  • 3. Modest Conceptual Functionalism
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PHENOMENAL FUNCTIONAL

Abstract Causal Structure Subjective, Qualitative

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PHENOMENAL FUNCTIONAL

P1 F1 P2 F2 P3 F3 ︙ ︙ Pn Fn

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PHENOMENAL FUNCTIONAL

P1 ← → F1 P2 ← → F2 P3 ← → F3 ︙ ︙ Pn ← → Fn

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Q→ PHENOMENAL/FUNCTIONAL CONCEPTUAL RELATIONSHIP? A→ PATTERN OF ENTAILMENTS

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PHENOMENAL FUNCTIONAL

P1 ← → F1 P2 → F2 P3 ← F3 ︙ ︙ Pn ← Fn

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PHENOMENAL FUNCTIONAL

P1 → F1 P2 → F2 P3 → F3 ︙ ︙ Pn → Fn

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PHENOMENAL FUNCTIONAL

P1 ← F1 P2 ← → F2 P3 → F3 ︙ ︙ Pn → Fn

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PHENOMENAL FUNCTIONAL

P1 ← F1 P2 ← F2 P3 ← F3 ︙ ︙ Pn ← Fn

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PHENOMENAL FUNCTIONAL

P1 ← → F1 P2 ← → F2 P3 ← → F3 ︙ ︙ Pn ← → Fn

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PHENOMENAL FUNCTIONAL

P1 → F1 P2 ← F2 P3 → F3 ︙ ︙ Pn ← Fn

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PHENOMENAL FUNCTIONAL

P1 ← → F1 P2 F2 P3 F3 ︙ ︙ Pn Fn

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PHENOMENAL FUNCTIONAL

P1 F1 P2 F2 P3 F3 ︙ ︙ Pn Fn

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PHENOMENAL FUNCTIONAL

P1 F1 P2 ← → F2 P3 ← → F3 ︙ ︙ Pn Fn

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IMMODEST CONCEPTUAL FUNCTIONALISM

Every phenomenal description has a matching functional description

P1 ← → F1 P2 ← → F2 P3 ← → F3 ︙ ︙ Pn ← → Fn

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ABSENT QUALIA

←

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“x is p-conscious” “x is a-conscious”

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ABSENT QUALIA

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“x is p-conscious” “x is a-conscious”

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ABSENT QUALIA

“x is p-conscious” “x is a-conscious”

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UPSHOT → No functional description entails p-consciousness

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INVERTED QUALIA

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“x is a red experience” “x is F”

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INVERTED QUALIA

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“x is a red experience” “x is F”

UPSHOT → For some phenomenal types, functional descriptions do not entail fully determinate phenomenal descriptions

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MODEST CONCEPTUAL FUNCTIONALISM CONCEPTUAL DUALISM IMMODEST CONCEPTUAL FUNCTIONALISM

P F P ←→ F P → F

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MODEST CONCEPTUAL FUNCTIONALISM

Phenomenal concepts
 → Not merely functional
 → Still have functional content

ANALOGY
 → Color concepts are spatial concepts TWO PATHS TO FUNCTIONAL CONSTRAINTS


  • 1. Structure of Phenomenal Subject

  • 2. Structure of Quality Space
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Functional constraints embedded in concept of phenomenal subject

Likely: unity, integration, access... CONCEIVABILITY TEST→
 Keep phenomenal fixed, subtract functional

SUBJECT-BASED CONSTRAINT

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Functional constraints embedded in concepts of specific sensory modalities, phenomenal types.

QUALITY SPACE→


  • 1. Dimensions of variability

  • 2. Structure of variation

CONCEIVABILITY TEST→
 Keep phenomenal type fixed, switch up functional structure

QUALITY-SPACE-BASED CONSTRAINTS

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MODEST CONCEPTUAL FUNCTIONALISM

SUBJECT CONSTRAINT
 “x is p-conscious” “x is a-conscious” QUALITY-SPACE CONSTRAINTS
 “x is p-kind K1” “x is F1”
 “x is p-kind K2” “x is F2”


→ → →

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CONSEQUENCES

  • 1. Provides a criterion for

consciousness.

  • 2. The right theory of consciousness

will be a priori.

NOT A CONSEQUENCE→
 No rationality requirement for subjects

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MODEST CONCEPTUAL FUNCTIONALISM CONCEPTUAL DUALISM IMMODEST CONCEPTUAL FUNCTIONALISM

P F P ←→ F P → F