Why minds cannot be received, but are created by brains
Włodzisław Duch
Scientia et Fides July 18, 2017 DOI: 10.12775/setf.2017.014 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Citations | 5 |
| Key points | Argues that the brain creates mind and consciousness, that objections to this view appearing in non-scientific publications are not supported, and that neuroscience's account of consciousness is coherent and intrinsically non-materialistic. |
Abstract
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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