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… Show more
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