Re: computationalism and supervenience

From: 1Z <peterdjones.domain.name.hidden>
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2006 02:33:26 -0700

Stathis Papaioannou wrote:
> 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.

There is a reason: multiple meanings depend on external observers
and interpretations. But who observes the multiverse ?


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