2013
DOI: 10.1017/s0012217313000899
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Referring to the Qualitative Dimension of Consciousness: Iconicity instead of Indexicality

Abstract: This paper suggests that reference to phenomenal qualities is best understood as involving iconicity, that is, a passage from sign-vehicle to object that exploits a similarity between the two. This contrasts with a version of the 'phenomenal concept strategy' that takes indexicality to be central. However, since it is doubtful that phenomenal qualities are capable of causally interacting with anything, indexical reference seems inappropriate. While a theorist like David Papineau is independently coming to some… Show more

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“…Brandom's philosophy of language is liable of veering into such conventionalist circularity. However, the triadic model of the sign used by Peirce shows how interpretations can subsume events (Champagne 2014a) and qualities (Champagne 2014b) that do not owe their existence to interpretations. To test/gauge the rectitude of a judgement, one must consult these levels.…”
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“…Brandom's philosophy of language is liable of veering into such conventionalist circularity. However, the triadic model of the sign used by Peirce shows how interpretations can subsume events (Champagne 2014a) and qualities (Champagne 2014b) that do not owe their existence to interpretations. To test/gauge the rectitude of a judgement, one must consult these levels.…”
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confidence: 99%