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‘What Is It Like To …?’

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 September 2018

D. GOLDSTICK*
Affiliation:
University of Toronto

Abstract

Philosophers speak of ‘what it’s like to’ have an experience without taking account of how semantically various the phrase is. ‘Blindsight’ visual perception lacks detail.

Les philosophes parlent de «l’effet que cela fait» d’avoir une expérience particulière, sans tenir compte des variations sémantiques de la phrase. La «vision aveugle» manque de détails.

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Copyright © Canadian Philosophical Association 2018 

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