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Intuition pump — An intuition pump is a term coined by Daniel Dennett for a thought experiment structured to elicit intuitive answers about a problem. In Dennett s book Consciousness Explained he uses the term pejoratively to describe John Searle s Chinese Room… … Wikipedia
Intuition (knowledge) — Intuition is apparent ability to acquire knowledge without a clear inference or the use of reason.It is the immediate apprehension of an object by the mind without the intervention of any reasoning process [Oxford English Dictionary] Intuition… … Wikipedia
Daniel Dennett — Daniel Clement Dennett Full name Daniel Clement Dennett Born March 28, 1942 (1942 03 28) (age 69) Boston, Massachusetts … Wikipedia
Chinese room — If you can carry on an intelligent conversation using pieces of paper slid under a door, does this imply that someone or something on the other side understands what you are saying? The Chinese room is a thought experiment by John Searle which… … Wikipedia
Thought experiment — A thought experiment (from the German Gedankenexperiment ) is a proposal for an experiment that would test a hypothesis or theory but cannot actually be performed due to practical limitations; instead its purpose is to explore the potential… … Wikipedia
Brainstorm machine — In the philosophy of mind, the Brainstorm machine is a thought experiment, or intuition pump , described by Daniel Dennett, to show that it is not possible to intersubjectively compare any two individuals personal experiences, or qualia, even… … Wikipedia
Qualia — (pronEng|ˈkwɑːliə) is an unfamiliar term for something that could not be more familiar to each of us: the ways things seem to us [ [http://ase.tufts.edu/cogstud/papers/quinqual.htm Dennett, D. Quining Qualia ] ] . They can be defined as qualities … Wikipedia
Twin Earth thought experiment — The Twin Earth thought experiment was presented by philosopher Hilary Putnam in his 1973 paper Meaning and Reference and subsequent 1975 paper The Meaning of Meaning , as an early argument for what has subsequently come to be known as semantic… … Wikipedia
Mary (Gedankenexperiment) — Marys Zimmer ist ein philosophisches Gedankenexperiment, das Frank Cameron Jackson 1982 in seinem Artikel Epiphenomenal Qualia vorgestellt und 1986 in seiner Abhandlung What Mary Didn t Know erweitert hat. Das Argument, das durch dieses… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Darwin's Dangerous Idea — For the PBS documentary, see Evolution (TV series). Darwin s Dangerous Idea … Wikipedia
