The primary aim of this study is to dissolve the mind-body problem. It shows how the 'problem' separates into two distinct sets of issues, concerning ontology on the one hand, and explanation on the other, and argues that explanation - whether or not human behaviour can be explained in physical terms - is the more crucial.
The author contends that a functionalist methodology in psychology and neurophysiology will prove adequate to explain human behaviour. Defence of this thesis requires: an examination of the mental/physical dichotomy, and its rejection in favour of a distinction...
The primary aim of this study is to dissolve the mind-body problem. It shows how the 'problem' separates into two distinct sets of issues, concerni...
The primary aim of this study is to dissolve the mind-body problem. It shows how the problem separates into two distinct sets of issues, concerning ontology on the one hand, and explanation on the other, and argues that explanation whether or not human behaviour can be explained in physical terms is the more crucial.
The author contends that a functionalist methodology in psychology and neurophysiology will prove adequate to explain human behaviour. Defence of this thesis requires: an examination of the mental/physical dichotomy, and its rejection in favour of a distinction between...
The primary aim of this study is to dissolve the mind-body problem. It shows how the problem separates into two distinct sets of issues, concerning...
