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Keith Frankish is a prominent philosopher who advocates for eliminativism regarding qualia, as evidenced by his application of the theory to phenomenal consciousness [1]. He critically analyzes the arguments of 'qualia realists' [2] and maintains that materialists should adopt a thoroughgoing eliminativist stance toward the concept of qualia [3].
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Hard problem of consciousness - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 2 facts
claimKeith Frankish argues that "qualia realists" must conceive of qualia as either observational or theoretical in nature, noting that if they are observational, realists cannot claim illusionists are leaving anything out of their theories, and if they are theoretical, illusionists are merely denying the theoretical components rather than the existence of qualia.
claimPatricia Churchland and Paul Churchland have applied eliminative materialism to propositional attitudes, while Daniel Dennett, Georges Rey, and Keith Frankish have applied it to qualia or phenomenal consciousness.
Research - Keith Frankish keithfrankish.com 1 fact
perspectiveKeith Frankish argues that materialists should be thoroughgoing eliminativists about qualia, questioning the coherence of the weak conception of qualia typically employed by materialists.