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Subject: Re: The Chess Room Argument [by John R. Searle]

Author: Robin Smith

Date: 19:18:23 03/16/01

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On March 15, 2001 at 05:41:33, Dan Andersson wrote:

>I could not agree more. A good reference for furter reading is Daniel C.
>Dennet's 'Consciousness explained.' It is a wonder of clarity and puts the
>question to many antique notions IMO.
>
>Regards Dan Andersson

I have read Dennet's 'Consciousness explained' cover to cover.  To me it would
have been better titled 'Consciousness explained away.'  Although it tries, it
never does explain the problem of consciousness more than to say it is a figment
of our imagination.  What poppycock.  Who's imagination?

Robin Smith



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