Write What you don’t Know
The task of a science of consciousness is to systematically integrate two key classes of data into a scientific framework:
Third-person data, or data about behavior and brain processes
and
First-person data, or data about subjective experience
Chalmers 2004
Julia and John are talking about the following article:
Do We Need To Study The Brain To Understand The Mind?
- Suzy Hazelwood from Pexels
- Markus Spiske from Pexels
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Julia
I think I’ve got the final part worked out now
John
I agree, this makes for a nice closer to the series😊
Julia
Since you mentioned Descartes _twice_ I just had to include him😊
John
Ha! But I couldn’t believe what you wrote at first and had to look it up 😄
Julia
That Descartes is not actually a dualist? I was surprised too at first
John
Yeah! I always thought he was the main example for completely separating mind and body
Julia
Well, in a sense you’re right, but he also does say that “I and the body constitute one single thing”
John
Sounds perfectly logical, but the way he explains the link …
Julia
He just points out that mind-body interaction works differently from body-body interaction
John
So looking at how matter and energy bounce around in the brain …
Julia
… can’t tell the whole story about the mind and consciousness
John
I think I actually agree, but isn’t that very sceptical? 😏
Julia
A bit: “Ignoramus et ignorabimus” (Du Bois-Reymond 1872)
John
My French might be rusty, but my Latin is non-existent
Julia
“We don’t know and will never know” how the brain causes the mind
John
And that gives you the jumping-off point to discuss alternatives
Julia
Indeed! Do you think it works?
John
As long as you keep the Latin to a minimum … 😊
Julia
I’ll just paraphrase him then and reference the original
John
That would be better. 👍
… Continue to read the conversation between John and Julia
on Saturday 24th July…
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