Minds, Brains and Science
Minds, Brains and Science by John R. Searle, published by Harvard University Press in 1984, is a thought-provoking exploration of the relationship between common sense and scientific understanding. This first edition, comprising 107 pages, delves into the complexities of reconciling our intuitive perceptions of consciousness and rationality with the scientific view of a universe made up of physical particles.
In this work, Searle addresses significant philosophical issues, including the mind-body problem, artificial intelligence, and cognitive science. He presents a clear and engaging argument that both common sense and scientific truths can coexist, challenging familiar positions within the philosophy of mind. Readers will find a thorough examination of how these ideas impact our understanding of free will and the philosophy of the social sciences, making this book a relevant contribution to discussions in neuroscience and humanism.
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Minds, Brains and Science takes up just the problems that perplex people, and it does what good philosophy always does: it dispels the illusion caused by the specious collision of truths. How do we reconcile common sense and science? John Searle argues vigorously that the truths of common sense and the truths of science are both right and that the only question is how to fit them together.
Searle explains how we can reconcile an intuitive view of ourselves as conscious, free, rational agents with a universe that science tells us consists of mindless physical particles. He briskly and lucidly sets out his arguments against the familiar positions in the philosophy of mind, and details the consequences of his ideas for the mind-body problem, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, questions of action and free will, and the philosophy of the social sciences.
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