On one hand, reductionists say that qualia (qualitative propeties of experience) is reducible to physical states. On the other hand, some (anti-reductionists) say, qualia is irreducible. How to settle this dispute?
Only theories from the object level domain (say, neurophysiology, vision, human experience) can settle this. When theories from the object level domain do not exist or when we have not understood enough about the phenomena, people engage is all philosophical disputes. Which philsophical theory one should choose? Pick your thought experiment:)
The same thing you see in moral philosophy: tons of thought experiments.
Only theories from the object level domain (say, neurophysiology, vision, human experience) can settle this. When theories from the object level domain do not exist or when we have not understood enough about the phenomena, people engage is all philosophical disputes. Which philsophical theory one should choose? Pick your thought experiment:)
The same thing you see in moral philosophy: tons of thought experiments.