Ellen Burns, PhD (@ellennoraburns): "The functionalist sleight of hand: assume consciousness is what brains do, then claim anything that does similar things must be conscious. But you've smuggled in the conclusion from the start. Consciousness might not be functional at all. it might be biological"

The functionalist sleight of hand: assume consciousness is what brains do, then claim anything that does similar things must be conscious.

But you've smuggled in the conclusion from the start. Consciousness might not be functional at all.

it might be biological

Mar 15

2:06 PM