Nagel on imagination and physicalism

Journal of Philosophical Research 27:143-58 (2002)
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In "What is it Like to be a Bat?" Thomas Nagel argues that we cannot imagine what it is like to be a bat or presently understand how physicalism might be true. Both arguments have been seriously misunderstood. I defend them against various objections, point out a problem with the argument against physicalism, and show how the problem can be solved.

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10.5840/jpr_2002_28

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