TY - JOUR
T1 - The knowledge argument and higher-order properties
AU - Horowitz, Amir
AU - Jacobson-Horowitz, Hilla
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2005/3
Y1 - 2005/3
N2 - The paper argues that Jackson's knowledge argument fails to undermine physicalist ontology. First, it is argued that, as this argument stands, it begs the question. Second, it is suggested that, by supplementing the argument (and taking one of its premises for granted), this flaw can be remedied insofar as the argument is taken to be an argument against type-physicalism; however, this flaw cannot be remedied insofar as the argument is taken to be an argument against token-physicalism. The argument cannot be supplemented so as to show that experiences have properties which are illegitimate from a physicalist perspective.
AB - The paper argues that Jackson's knowledge argument fails to undermine physicalist ontology. First, it is argued that, as this argument stands, it begs the question. Second, it is suggested that, by supplementing the argument (and taking one of its premises for granted), this flaw can be remedied insofar as the argument is taken to be an argument against type-physicalism; however, this flaw cannot be remedied insofar as the argument is taken to be an argument against token-physicalism. The argument cannot be supplemented so as to show that experiences have properties which are illegitimate from a physicalist perspective.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=60949460219&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-9329.2005.00270.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-9329.2005.00270.x
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AN - SCOPUS:60949460219
SN - 0034-0006
VL - 18
SP - 48
EP - 64
JO - Ratio
JF - Ratio
IS - 1
ER -