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Frank Jackson: The Greatest Argument Against Materialism

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The Bridge That Takes You to Rejection of the Knowledge Argument

Philip Sondheim: I was the view you became convinced of independently, and then that showed you how to answer the knowledge argument. People have perceptual experiences navigate the world much more successful with those who don't. So if you want to get across the road without being killed, it's a good idea to have your eyes open. You want to find out whether or not raining outside, take your ear mask off. And also people with perceptual experiences give much more accurate reports of the world around them. How accurate our reports are are a function of phenomenology. When you go to the optometrist, in fact, I see Keith wearing glasses and I'm wearing glasses, and I

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