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part of nagels argument involves what i would call the incommensurability that obtains between types of consciousness. which types are the sort he has in mind that are really incommensurable? cultural individual biological historical
Nagel's argument in "What Is It Like to Be a Bat?" focuses on the incommensurability of biological types of consciousness. He argues that the subjective experience (qualia) of different biological species (like bats with their echolocation - based consciousness) is fundamentally different and cannot be fully understood or compared from an external, human - centered perspective. Cultural, individual, and historical types do not capture the essence of his argument which is rooted in biological differences in consciousness.
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