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Great video Craig, easy to follow and understand. More of these please!!

Speaking as a functionalist... I am solely concerned with how the outputs vary in response to inputs. The function itself is black box. I don't care how it does it, which means I don't care what its physical manifestation is. If we're talking about consciousness or intelligence, these might be realized using an organic brain (neurons, axons, synapses, electro-chemical signaling etc.), but it might equally be realized in a software program running on a classical computer. I have no expectations or requirements that the state of the system be represented in any particular way. Furthermore, I see no reason to believe that consciousness/intelligence should be limited to organic brains. These positions are what define me as a functionalist.

i'm a little late to the party here, but 4 years later your video is still helping a heck of a lot, thank you for making it!

This was beautifully clear! Thank you

great vid. thanks!

I love you Thomas!!

Thank you ! Very helpful video

Sounds like Baudrillard's take on the system of objects. Great vid!

I'm going to watch this video

So helpful! Thank you so much:)

Trying using some visuals - drawing, writing, slides.

Fantastic Video. Clarity at last about functionalism!!

I wish I could leave like 10 thumbs up. This video has explained functionalism better than my teacher and 2 textbooks, and in only 10 minutes. Honestly you just saved my grades and my sanity!

Are the causes and effects associated with the state-type pain multiply realized as well? I understand that the biological/neurological structures are not necessary but at what point is pain no longer pain if we can't relate to alien creatures in this way?

Excellent video, helped us out no end

Thank you very much for taking the time to make this video. It was clear and extremely useful!