| Neurophilosophy: the early years and new directions. | |
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PMID: 18182125 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Neurophilosophy embraces the hypothesis that what we call "the mind" is in fact a level of brain activity. A corollary of this hypothesis states that we can learn much about the reality of mental function by studying the brain at all levels of organization. Until fairly recently, many philosophers preferred to believe that important domains of mental function could never be addressed using the tools of empirical science. Nevertheless, co-evolutionary progress by psychology and the neurosciences on many topics, including consciousness, free will and the nature of knowledge, have meant that such convictions need to be updated. Some large-scale mind-brain problems have not yet been solved, and do require significant theoretical innovation. In particular the problem of how to understand the true nature of representations remains unsolved. |
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Authors:
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Patricia Smith Churchland |
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Type: Historical Article; Journal Article |
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Title: Functional neurology Volume: 22 ISSN: 0393-5264 ISO Abbreviation: Funct. Neurol. Publication Date: 2007 Oct-Dec |
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Created Date: 2008-01-09 Completed Date: 2008-05-06 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8707746 Medline TA: Funct Neurol Country: Italy |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 185-95 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Philosophy, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0119, USA. pschurchland@ucsd.edu |
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Brain
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physiology* Consciousness / physiology* History, 15th Century History, 16th Century History, 17th Century History, 18th Century History, 19th Century History, 20th Century History, 21st Century History, Ancient History, Medieval Humans Neurobiology / history*, trends Neurophysiology / history*, trends Philosophy, Medical / history* Psychological Theory |
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