Towards a Science of Mind
| Autor: | Feldman, Jerome |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Druh dokumentu: | Working Paper |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s41470-019-00041-4 |
| Popis: | The ancient mind/body problem continues to be one of deepest mysteries of science and of the human spirit. Despite major advances in many fields, there is still no plausible link between subjective experience (qualia) and its realization in the body. This paper outlines some of the elements of a rigorous science of mind (SoM) - key ideas include scientific realism of mind, agnostic mysterianism, careful attention to language, and a focus on concrete (touchstone) questions and results. A core suggestion is to focus effort on the (still mysterious) mapping from neural activity to subjective experience. Comment: 18 pages and 1 Figure. The ancient mind/body remains a scientific and existential mystery. This article develops a methodology for an incremental Science of Mind and describes some ongoing prospects and successes. Updates include additional phenomena, including emotions,and several more references. A major addition is a postulated general (mysterious) brain-mind mapping |
| Databáze: | arXiv |
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