Why minds cannot be received, but are created by brains
There is no controversy in psychology or brain sciences that brains create mind and consciousness. Doubts and opinions to the contrary are quite frequently expressed in non-scientific publications. In particular the idea that conscious mind is received, rather than created by the brain, is quite oft...
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Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika
2017-07-01
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| description | There is no controversy in psychology or brain sciences that brains create mind and consciousness. Doubts and opinions to the contrary are quite frequently expressed in non-scientific publications. In particular the idea that conscious mind is received, rather than created by the brain, is quite often used against “materialistic” understanding of consciousness. I summarize here arguments against such position, show that neuroscience gives coherent view of mind and consciousness, and that this view is intrinsically non-materialistic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-96d8a69c3e44440f81f872c03a14df1a2022-12-21T18:20:49ZengUniwersytet Mikołaja KopernikaScientia et Fides2300-76482353-56362017-07-015217119810.12775/SetF.2017.01412108Why minds cannot be received, but are created by brainsWłodzisław Duch0Department of Informatics, Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics, and Neurocognitive Laboratory, Center for Interdisciplinary Modern Technologies, Nicolaus Copernicus University, ToruńThere is no controversy in psychology or brain sciences that brains create mind and consciousness. Doubts and opinions to the contrary are quite frequently expressed in non-scientific publications. In particular the idea that conscious mind is received, rather than created by the brain, is quite often used against “materialistic” understanding of consciousness. I summarize here arguments against such position, show that neuroscience gives coherent view of mind and consciousness, and that this view is intrinsically non-materialistic.https://apcz.umk.pl/czasopisma/index.php/SetF/article/view/13917brainmindconsciousnesssoulneuroimagingartificial intelligencepersonal identitydynamical forms |
| spellingShingle | Włodzisław Duch Why minds cannot be received, but are created by brains Scientia et Fides brain mind consciousness soul neuroimaging artificial intelligence personal identity dynamical forms |
| title | Why minds cannot be received, but are created by brains |
| title_full | Why minds cannot be received, but are created by brains |
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| title_short | Why minds cannot be received, but are created by brains |
| title_sort | why minds cannot be received but are created by brains |
| topic | brain mind consciousness soul neuroimaging artificial intelligence personal identity dynamical forms |
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