Naturalization of Mind (Patricia S. Churchland, UCSD), Pt.2

Statement on Patricia Churchland's WWW Page:

"My research focuses on the interface between neuroscience and philosophy. Although many philosophers used to dismiss the relevance of neuroscience on grounds that what mattered was 'the software, not the hardware', increasingly philosophers have come to recognize that understanding how the brain works is essential to understanding the mind."

WWW Page of Patricia Churchland:

http://philosophyfaculty.ucsd.edu/faculty/pschurchland/

or

http://philosophy.ucsd.edu/faculty/pschurchland/

Link from where I obtained the video:

http://philosophyfaculty.ucsd.edu/faculty/pschurchland/movies/churchland2high...

Patricia S. Churchland, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA

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Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Naturalization of MInd
• Neuroscience
• Neurophilosophy
• Philosophy of Mind
• Eliminative Materialism
• Folk Psychology
• Intertheoretic Reduction

[mentalphysicalism]

The mind and the brain are fundamentally the same entity but we are conscious

of 2 different aspects of the same entity. When we experience the brain/mind thru

our outer senses we call it a brain and when it is an internal experience we call it

a mind. We humans are little equipped to perceive our minds so we think of our

minds in physical terms. As Churchland says we evolved to interact in the

physical world so we have little perception of our minds.

[thedeeliciousplum]

I would imagine that sitting down for a coffee with Patricia Churchland would be a life changing event :D