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Thought Experiments for the Silly
Dec. 10th, 2006 02:20 pmThe Conceptual Possibility of Batman: Can we know what it's like to be a bat? If Batman is conceptually possible, perhaps we can.
Spiderman: Spiders are "active," but they do not do actions (observed by Harry Frankfurt and no doubt by Jonathan Edwards, who, although known for his work on free will, wrote his first essay about spiders); he who is "active" but does not do actions is like a spider.
Super(venience) Man: Saves values, mental terms, and much else from a fate of cruel reduction.
Secret Agent Man: He does things, but no one can tell that he is doing them. Alternate version: Supersecret Agent Man: he does things, but neither he nor anyone else can tell that he is doing them.
Spiderman: Spiders are "active," but they do not do actions (observed by Harry Frankfurt and no doubt by Jonathan Edwards, who, although known for his work on free will, wrote his first essay about spiders); he who is "active" but does not do actions is like a spider.
Super(venience) Man: Saves values, mental terms, and much else from a fate of cruel reduction.
Secret Agent Man: He does things, but no one can tell that he is doing them. Alternate version: Supersecret Agent Man: he does things, but neither he nor anyone else can tell that he is doing them.
