Phenomenal Grounds of Epistemic Value
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چکیده
Imagine a zombie world that looks “from the outside” just like ours, but where there is no phenomenal consciousness. Creatures look us move about as we do and make same noises do, nobody experiences or feels anything. How much of epistemic value that's exemplified in our survives one? The short answer is: any kind requires occurrence consciousness for its exemplification cannot exist world, doesn't require can exist. real question, though, what kinds We will consider four central values: justification, truth, acquaintance, understanding.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Philosophy Compass
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1747-9991']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/phc3.12888