Philosophical zombie

A philosophical zombie is a hypothetical person without qualia.^[1] Qualia is the experiences and sensations that someone feels inside. For example, if a philosophical zombie was poked by a sharp object, they would not feel pain but react as if they did. They would not have any thoughts or emotions but they act as if they do. Philosophical zombies are used as thought experiments in philosophy of mind and philosophy of perception.

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References

↑ Oberhelman, David D.. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy2001311Principal Editor, Edward N. Zalta. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Stanford, CA: The Metaphysics Research Lab, Center for the Study of Language and Information, Stanford University 1999; updated every three months. Internet URL: http://plato.stanford.edu, ISSN 1095-5054 Gratis Last visited: May 2001. Reference Reviews 15 (6) (June 2001). p. 9. doi:10.1108/rr.2001.15.6.9.311.

Other websites

Online papers on philosophical zombies, by various authors, compiled by David Chalmers.
Field Guide to the Philosophy of Mind Archived 2006-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
Zalta, Edward N. (ed.). "Zombies". Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

[1] Oberhelman, David D.. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy2001311Principal Editor, Edward N. Zalta. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Stanford, CA: The Metaphysics Research Lab, Center for the Study of Language and Information, Stanford University 1999; updated every three months. Internet URL: http://plato.stanford.edu, ISSN 1095-5054 Gratis Last visited: May 2001. Reference Reviews 15 (6) (June 2001). p. 9. doi:10.1108/rr.2001.15.6.9.311.

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