Philosophy of Mind

Exploring the mind-body duality.

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[jeffkosmo]

If you get a chance, please check out my series of videos, "Solving the Mystery of Dualism".

Basically, I claim that what's prevented us from solving the Hard Problem of Consciousness (as well as Dualism) is our evolved epistemology.

Once we acknowledge how our evolved minds prefer to (incorrectly) think about this matter, it opens up a path to a solution.

Thanks

[thepathlesspath]

Hey Jeff, I'll be sure to check out your videos! As for now...That's an interesting point, but to really give a thoughtful response I'm going to go watch your videos. Agree on premise though, it's often how we are thinking about the problem that creates a roadblock to seeing the solution. :)

[Xenu]

Have you ever read Noam Chomsky's take on the mind-matter problem? It's so brilliant I have no idea how to even take it all in. You should take a look at the YouTube video : "Language and the Mind Revisited - The Biolinguistic Turn."

[thepathlesspath]

Thanks, I'll be checking that out!

[trceb]

Awesome job. Thanks for making this!

[thepathlesspath]

Thanks!

[yamahaing7737]

great video man, very well explained. the mystery of dualism is one that plagued me in philosophy class. Searle is very insightful on the topic, Daniel Dennett is also worth listening to.  However, i realized that the mystery of dualism can never be understood by a human simply because the only tool we have to solve this mind - body problem is our mind, this forces us to have an extremely bias perspective on the matter. the brain itself is something the mind can never fully understand

[sempsuno]

woooa my fingers can type you can read ur aware im aware you exist somewhere that i dont but we can communicate birds can fly dogs can bark and pussies can queef a lot of things to think about man thanks for the vid

[dfpolis]

I think this was a very open, honest and insightful video. The problem is that modern philosophy essentially ignores anything before the time of Descartes, and so it misses the Aristotelian/Thomistic approach to mind that sees the human person as an intrinsic unity with both material and immaterial or intentional aspects. That is the middle ground that allows for both neuroscience, and our experience as living subjects. I outline a current version in my 2 subsystem mind video.

[figureu]

Hey kid, check this out,you'll never look at your teacher with sincerity again. touch a hot pan. your mind and body working together?  you have a brain dont let them tell you how to use it. but learn the teachers they just dont always show you the light. you want to get lit read the bible. those are some good words though for where you might be headed; compliments to your brain nerves 2 fluidinbrain = consciousness(matter+energy) x2 =awareness. we square?