Complete both of the following:
(1) Describe and define the experience of consciousness in your own words–no quotations or references to dictionary definitions. I’m looking for your own phenomenological description. Use at least one of the philosophical terms employed in the Philosophy of Mind video in this description.
(2) Make a five sentence argument for or against consciousness being a criteria for legal personhood. (One conclusion, four sentences supporting that conclusion.) Avoid circular reasoning. Circular reasoning is when the conclusion is foundational to the premises. For example, if I say: “Consciousness shouldn’t be a criteria for personhood because zombies are people and zombies are not conscious” this is circular reasoning. It’s actually not an argument at all. It’s an assertion. It assumes what it needs to prove: that a zombie has the qualifications for personhood.
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