tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post1792607107983223465..comments2024-03-28T13:23:50.623-05:00Comments on Alexander Pruss's Blog: Computational functionalism and cognitive malfunctionAlexander R Prusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05989277655934827117noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-19941039250354388742015-08-05T18:26:25.909-05:002015-08-05T18:26:25.909-05:00I am not a fan of functionalism, but I wonder if y...I am not a fan of functionalism, but I wonder if you are not missing out on the massive parallelism of (biological) function in the brain by defining the consciousness-producing element as a single function that is either correct or incorrect in output. <br /><br />What about an alternative theory of ten thousand parallel functions, of which only ten percent are incorrect in a certain illness? In that case the 90% that is correct might stll be producing consciousness (though I think they couldn't, really, as just math functions anyway).Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12533263841520213358noreply@blogger.com