The mind is a fascinating entity. Where, after all, would we be without it? But what exactly is it? These days many people believe the mind simply is the brain. Descartes would have disagreed profoundly. He recommended a dualism of substance. Modern philosophers are again finding various forms of dualism attractive because the problems with physicalism are so intractable. One such problem is whether the mind, like the brain, is located in space (specifically inside the head). But does philos ...
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Part 5: Questions and Answers
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Marianne Talbot presents the last of five episodes of the Romp through the Philosophy of Mind, engaging in a questions and answers discussion with the audience.Kirjoittanut Marianne Talbot
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Part 4: Are We Asking the Wrong Questions?
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Marianne Talbot presents the fourth of five episodes of the Romp through the Philosophy of Mind, wondering if we are asking the wrong questions?Kirjoittanut Marianne Talbot
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Part 3: If Physicalism Won't Work, What is the Alternative?
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Marianne Talbot presents the third of five episodes of the Romp through the Philosophy of Mind, on alternatives to Physicalism.Kirjoittanut Marianne Talbot
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Part 2: Non-Reductive Physicalisms and the Problems they Face
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Slides to accompany Marianne Talbot's second of five episodes of the Romp through the Philosophy of Mind, on Non-Reductive Physicalisms and the problems they face.Kirjoittanut Marianne Talbot
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Part 1: Identity Theory and Why it Won't Work
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Marianne Talbot presents the first of five episodes of the Romp through the Philosophy of Mind, on Identity Theory and why it won't work.Kirjoittanut Marianne Talbot
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