tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post8175041283269638166..comments2024-03-27T15:34:14.749-07:00Comments on dangerous idea: If intentionality is irreducible, then materialism is falseVictor Repperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10962948073162156902noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-32848517552878066642010-05-04T09:08:35.974-07:002010-05-04T09:08:35.974-07:00That's old school reductive materialism. Moder...That's old school reductive materialism. Modern materialists tend to be nonreductive (e.g., digestion is not reducible to biochemistry because the crazy diversity of digestive systems from humans to coral to paramecia) doesn't admit of reduction to any particular reductive base.Blue Devil Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045468316613818510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-12657825417603723162010-05-02T14:49:57.565-07:002010-05-02T14:49:57.565-07:00Victor, I am not sure whether this description wil...Victor, I am not sure whether this description will ring any bells but I thought I'd give it a go since I have been looking for the paper. You once - probably about three years ago - posted a link to a paper on intentionality. I believe it was to a pdf document written by someone criticising Daniel Dennett's attempt to account for intentionality. If that rings any bells, could you please repost the link as I cannot find it.AMChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03173461337957626248noreply@blogger.com