General Concepts Concerning the Science of the Mind Flashcards
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Dualism
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Per Descarte (1600’s)
brain does not = mind (soul)
brain is physical, mind is immaterial
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Mind-Body Problem
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- What is the relationship between the brain and the mind?
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monism
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prevalent contemporary stand: brain DOES = Mind
Mind is the activity of the physical brain
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What of Consciousness?
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= “Me”
subjective experience of those aspects of Mind to which I have access
most contemporaries presume other humans conscious
but other animals? robots? how would you tell?
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the hard problem
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why should consciousness exist?
What is the physical nature of consciousness?
This course presents a materialist description of the structure and function of the brain
