The Mind and the Brain. A Multi-Aspect Interpretation.
Ornstein J.H.
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Paperback. Num Pages: 174 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 10. Weight in Grams: 309.
2 no predictions or experimental findings based on the Identity Theory differ from those based on mind-brain Parallelism or Epiphenomenal ism, i.e., Dualism in general. The Identity Theory, therefore, must stand or fall on its reputed conceptual advantages over Dualism. Then the conceptual issues at stake in the mind-brain problem are discussed. The kernel of truth present in the Identity Theory is shown to be obscured by all the talk about reducing sensations to neural processes. An attempt is made to characterize pain adequately as a pattern or complex of bodily processes. This view is then reconciled with the asymmetry ... Read more
2 no predictions or experimental findings based on the Identity Theory differ from those based on mind-brain Parallelism or Epiphenomenal ism, i.e., Dualism in general. The Identity Theory, therefore, must stand or fall on its reputed conceptual advantages over Dualism. Then the conceptual issues at stake in the mind-brain problem are discussed. The kernel of truth present in the Identity Theory is shown to be obscured by all the talk about reducing sensations to neural processes. An attempt is made to characterize pain adequately as a pattern or complex of bodily processes. This view is then reconciled with the asymmetry ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
174
Condition
New
Number of Pages
174
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789024713394
SKU
V9789024713394
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