Homunculus Argument - Counterarguments

Counterarguments

The above cited regress argument does not necessarily invalidate all forms of the homunculus argument. The regress relies on the idea that the homunculus 'inside' the brain must itself have a homunculus inside it but it is not clear that this is a necessary condition. A dualist might argue that the homunculus inside the brain is an imaterial one (such as the cartesian soul) and thereby does not require a homunculus to have sensory experience or for an end to the regress at this point (or some later one) in another manner. The regress argument is only valid if there can be no other explanation of the homunculus's cognition supplied.