
Philosophy of Brain - A Conversation with Patricia Churchland
By Howard BurtonLength1h 42m
About this audiobook
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and neurophilosopher Pat Churchland, UC San Diego. Pat Churchland has done extensive research in the fields of philosophy of neuroscience, philosophy of the mind and neuroethics. During this mind-stretching conversation Pat explores how the brain works, how we are able to represent the external world of objects and our inner world of thoughts, self and consciousness.
This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Of Mice and Men, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:
I. Playing with Brains - Dissecting brains and meeting Francis Crick
II. Neuropioneers - Ruffling philosophical feathers
III. Sociological Fault Lines - Mind vs. brain
IV. Connecting Horizontally - Investigating “philosophy of mind”?
V. Touching a Nerve - Spreading the message
VI. Social Relevance - Explorations of morality through biology
VII. Free Will - An age-old quandary resurfaces
VIII. Eliminative Materialism - What it means and doesn’t mean
IX. Consciousness - Towards progress?
X. Summing Up - Some key questions
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Audiobook details
GenrePhilosophy, Science and Nature, Psychology
Length1 hr 42 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Contents
14Questions for Discussion:
2A Note on the Text
15VI. Social Relevance
3Introduction
16Questions for Discussion:
4The Conversation
17VII. Free Will
5I. Playing with Brains
18Questions for Discussion:
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6Questions for Discussion:
19VIII. Eliminative Materialism
7II. Neuropioneers
20Questions for Discussion:
8Questions for Discussion:
21IX. Consciousness
9III. Sociological Fault Lines
22Questions for Discussion:
10Questions for Discussion:
23X. Summing Up
11IV. Connecting Horizontally
24Questions for Discussion:
12Questions for Discussion:
25Continuing the Conversation
13V. Touching a Nerve
