Phil110 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Explain the old fact/new guise physicalist response to the knowledge argument. (1) Knowledge Argument - - Frank Jackson - Mary scenario (black, white, gray room with a TV where she learns every physical detail possible) - She leaves room and experiences colors (sees a red tomato) - Objection to physicalism in favor of dualism: She does learn new things when leaving the room - Physicalism cannot explain phenomenal consciousness (the subjective experience of sensations such as color) Expla...

These notes are on Frank Jackson and the Epiphenomenal Qualia. They are separated into two sections, the first being quick class notes taken during the lecture. They serve as a great review and an overall summary of the lesson, perfect for a quick study. The second part is more detailed and was taken from PowerPoint and the lecture reading. These serve better for more intense study sessions as they go more in-depth and provide more examples. This class is being taken over the summer and instruct...

Part 1 of lesson #3 on George Berkeley and Naive Realism. The notes are composed of two parts, the first being quick class notes that are taken during the live lecture, are great for summarizing and getting the general concept of the lesson. The second part of the notes is the more detailed lecture notes taken from the PowerPoint and the readings assigned in this class. This class was taken as a summer session that lasted six weeks via zoom.