I think consciousness is what Minsky referred to as a ‘suitcase’ word. We can’t have an objective definition of a term (personhood) that relies on a second term which is not objectively agreed upon (consciousness).
It’s like how you and I and a thousand other people can all agree that a bridge is one mile in length, but we couldn’t all necessarily agree on if it’s ‘long’.
I think consciousness is what Minsky referred to as a ‘suitcase’ word. We can’t have an objective definition of a term (personhood) that relies on a second term which is not objectively agreed upon (consciousness).
It’s like how you and I and a thousand other people can all agree that a bridge is one mile in length, but we couldn’t all necessarily agree on if it’s ‘long’.