Scott James

Proximity Vitalism: Consequences of the Commitments

Proximity Vitalism (PV) rests on three commitments (3C): private experience occurs (EE), public anchors are required for experience (PE), and differences between experiences imply differences in their public anchors (the Proximity Principle, PP). Many Theories of Mind (TOM) accep...

Proximity Vitalism: a Structural Account of Experience

Critical, unstated assumptions lurk behind many persistent puzzles in the Theories of Mind (TOM). Only three commitments (3C) are required to expose them: 1) private, subjective experience exists (EE), 2) public, objective observables anchor experience (PE), and 3) differences in...