Re: [TCS] What is empathy

David Deutsch <david.deutsch-LR/[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.science.physics.fabric-of-reality
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On 14 Dec 2012, at 15:57, Jean Dutertre <jean_dutertre-1tsiiZ//[email protected]> wrote:

> Le 13/12/2012 23:46, David Deutsch a écrit :
>> 
>> On 13 Dec 2012, at 10:17, Jean Dutertre <jean_dutertre-1tsiiZ//[email protected] 
>> <mailto:jean_dutertre%40orange.fr>> wrote:
>> 
>>> empathy is a matter of mirror neurons (see Giacomo Rizzolatti and/or
>>> Vilayanur Ramachandran)
>> 
>> But not just mirror neurons, right? (I mean, presumably mirror neurons 
>> in vitro would neither experience nor cause any empathy.)
>> 
>> So, empathy is a matter of mirror neurons plus -- what?
>> 
> Of course mirror neurons (as any other neuron) « experience » nothing 
> out of a living brain. BTW, "red" "green" or "blue" cones in the retina 
> experience no qualia out of the visual areas of the brain (around thirty 
> different areas).

So, are colour qualia a matter of cones in the retina?

-- David Deutsch
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