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Are you suggesting a metaphysical structure? I don't understand what you are getting at.

• bsdpufferfish 3y ago
  Even if you are a full materialist it's fallacious to assume there is one "part" that does something, like it's a factory assembly. Instead it might be a function of the composition of brain parts. It's like asking which part of a bat makes it fly. The wings? Well kind of, but you need more than that. I guess you can fly without feet... it's just not a well formed question.
  • red75prime 3y ago
    If you ask question a bit differently, then it's not a mystery at all. Why brain parts that have neural structure, which is conductive to fine and agile motor control, perform motor control?
    • bsdpufferfish 3y ago
      Why is it in a part? Which part of the violin makes it sound in tune?
  • dragonwriter 3y ago
    > Even if you are a full materialist it's fallacious to assume there is one "part" that does something, like it's a factory assembly. Instead it might be a function of the composition of brain parts. Its true that a particular function may mot be localizable more specifically than the brain (or even the whole body), because defining it as a distinct function may not reflect the organization of conponents within the body. But that's still performed by a defined physical system, and there are still sub-functions necessary to perform that function that are localizable to narrower components. > It's like asking which part of a bat makes it fly. Its like that in that we absolutely can describe specific parts of the bat and what each contributes to flight.