What Point Is Nagel Trying to Make with the Bat

question 9

Essay

What point is Nagel trying to make with the bat example? How does the nature of subjective experience count against reductive theories of mind?

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Marginal Utility

The additional satisfaction or utility that a consumer receives from consuming one more unit of a good or service.

Expected Value

The anticipated value or return of a variable, taking into account all possible outcomes and their probabilities.

Income

Money received, especially on a regular basis, for work or through investments.

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