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> Phil. of mind and neuroscience has different subject of study, in most cases You may find the work of Patricia Churchland an interesting exception.
by cokernel 10y ago
> Phil. of mind and neuroscience has different subject of study, in most cases
You may find the work of Patricia Churchland an interesting exception.
- Chris2048 10y agoOr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Harris#Neuroscience https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Harris#Neuroscience of course, if you encounter philosophers/scholars/believers who argue about whether the mind can be physical, it's a lost cause..
- 38oie4rcf4xim 10y agoI don't think philosophers would see Harris as their peer. It may also be questionable whether he was a neuroscientist at all (https://shadowtolight.wordpress.com/2015/01/07/neuroscientist-sam-harris/ https://shadowtolight.wordpress.com/2015/01/07/neuroscientis...)
- Chris2048 10y agoCan you explain what you mean by Harris not being accepted?
- 394cu239meoricf 10y agoThat was the nicer way of putting it, he is generally made fun of(or maybe that's my bubble, can't be sure) for oversimplifying philosophical subject matters...