Is a detection of ‘Free-Floating’ Chemical Properties Possible?

Bernd Lindemann*

Received: January 17, 2018;   Published: January 25, 2018

DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2018.02.000694

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Abstract

The claim that in olfaction objectless properties are detected treats abstract properties as if they were concrete objects, it is reification. Primary events of olfactory perception, leading to a population message indicating odour quality, involve a detection of molecular objects owning properties, not of objectless properties.

Keywords: Olfaction; Objectless Properties; Reification; Sensory Data; Neuronal Messages; Percepts; Philosophy

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