The Paradox of “New Mysterianism” vs. Esotericism: An Approach in Philosophy of Mind  

作　　者：Paulo Alexandre e Castro 

机构地区：[1]Instituto de Estudos Filosóficos,Universidade de Coimbra,Coimbra,Portugal

出　　处：《Journal of Philosophy Study》2021年第10期782-784,共3页哲学研究（英文版）

摘　　要：In 1995,David Chalmers published in Scientific American Revue his famous essay called“The Puzzle of Conscious Experience”,where he analyses the hard and easy problems of consciousness,and objected at the same time against the“esoteric”that claim to be impossible understand consciousness.In fact,Chalmers is just presenting a position that became known from the works of Colin McGinn(The Problem of Consciousness,1991)and Owen Flanagan(The Science of the Mind,1991)as the“New Mysterianism”.According to this philosophical position,the hard problem of consciousness cannot be solved by humans(it is impossible to explain the existence of qualia).Although esotericism may refer to an exploration of the hidden meanings and symbolism in various philosophical,historical,and religious texts,the new mysterianism is however nothing more than a profound paradox,since there is no knowledge to preserve or meanings to discover.However,if this argument is true,then the esotericism is wrong.The purpose will discuss this topic through the philosophical literature produce in the last years.

关 键 词：new mysterianism esotericism mind-body problem QUALIA CONSCIOUSNESS COGNITION 

分 类 号：H31[语言文字—英语]