Lewis's Pained Madman thought experiment is intended to show that

A. it's possible to be in a mental state without being in any particular functional state.
B. identity theory is a better theory than functionalism.
C. functionalism is TRUE.
D. it's not possible to be in a mental state without being in a particular functional state.


Answer: A

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