The inconceivability of zombies

Philosophical Studies

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-89

  Kirk, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chalmers; Conceivability; Conceivability argument; Consciousness; Epiphenomenalism; Mental causation; Physicalism; Privacy; Qualia; Zombies

Indexed keywords

EID: 42549170682     PISSN: 00318116     EISSN: 15730883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11098-007-9103-2     Document Type: Article

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