The possibility of physicalism

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Autor(a) principal: Giannetti,Eduardo
Data de Publicação: 2011
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Dementia & Neuropsychologia
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Resumo: Abstract Modern science has undermined belief in countless imaginary causalities. What is the nature of the relation between mind and brain? Philosophers have debated the issue for millennia, but it is only in the last twenty years that empirical evidence has begun to uncover some of the secrets of this ancient riddle. This lecture explores the possiblity that advances in neuroscience will undermine and subvert our intuitive, mentalist understanding of the mind-body relationship. Recent findings in neuroscience seem to support the notions that (i) mental events are a subclass of neurophysiological events, and (ii) they are devoid of causal efficacy upon the workings of the brain. If physicalism is true then the belief in the causal potency of conscious thoughts and free will are bound to join company with countless other imaginary causalities exploded by the progress of science.
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title The possibility of physicalism
spellingShingle The possibility of physicalism
Giannetti,Eduardo
physicalism
mind-body relationship
mind-brain relationship
mental events.
title_short The possibility of physicalism
title_full The possibility of physicalism
title_fullStr The possibility of physicalism
title_full_unstemmed The possibility of physicalism
title_sort The possibility of physicalism
author Giannetti,Eduardo
author_facet Giannetti,Eduardo
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dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Giannetti,Eduardo
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv physicalism
mind-body relationship
mind-brain relationship
mental events.
topic physicalism
mind-body relationship
mind-brain relationship
mental events.
description Abstract Modern science has undermined belief in countless imaginary causalities. What is the nature of the relation between mind and brain? Philosophers have debated the issue for millennia, but it is only in the last twenty years that empirical evidence has begun to uncover some of the secrets of this ancient riddle. This lecture explores the possiblity that advances in neuroscience will undermine and subvert our intuitive, mentalist understanding of the mind-body relationship. Recent findings in neuroscience seem to support the notions that (i) mental events are a subclass of neurophysiological events, and (ii) they are devoid of causal efficacy upon the workings of the brain. If physicalism is true then the belief in the causal potency of conscious thoughts and free will are bound to join company with countless other imaginary causalities exploded by the progress of science.
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