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From: jqb@netcom.com (Jim Balter)
Subject: Re: Qualia (was Re: Minsky's new article)
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In article <CzHDBz.KJ0@spss.com>, Mark Rosenfelder <markrose@spss.com> wrote:
>But why should a physical theory not be able to talk about the results
>of the physical processes involved-- here, to talk about our subjective
>experiences?  Physical theories of vision *do* explain aspects of our 
>subjective experience now; they are not merely limited to descriptions
>of the physical processes underlying vision.

I suggest C. L. Hardin's "Color for Philosophers" (ISBN 0-87220-039-6 pbk)
as required reading on this subject.
-- 
<J Q B>
