RE: computationalism and supervenience

From: Stathis Papaioannou <stathispapaioannou.domain.name.hidden>
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 11:09:25 +1000

Russell Standish writes:

> With physical supervenience, it is possible for the same person to
> supervene on multiple physical objects. What is disallowed is multiple
> persons to supervene on the same physical object.

That is what is usually understood, but there is no logical reason why
the relationship between the physical and the mental cannot be
one->many, in much the same way as a written message can have
several meanings depending on its interpretation. Whatever physical
supervenience is, it isn't like the usual causal relationships between
objects.

Stathis Papaioannou
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