Searle, Syntax, and Observer Relativity
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Observer Relativity, Physical Properties and Computation
We examine Searle’s argument, in [14], that syntax, and a fortiori computation, are not genuine physical properties of objects such as computers or minds, but are essentially observer-relative properties. He bases this argument on a sharp distinction between brute physical properties and observer-relative properties. We argue that what is at issue in Searle’s argument is a certain intensionalit...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Philosophy
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0045-5091,1911-0820
DOI: 10.1080/00455091.1996.10717446