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Ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Celsus and Adam Dance

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17. Mind and Body / E. Mind as Physical / 7. Anti-Physicalism / a. Physicalism critique

3448	Do new ideas increase the weight of the brain? [Dance]
	Full Idea: If someone gives you a piece of information, does your brain suddenly become heavier?
	From: Adam Dance (works [2001]), quoted by PG - Db (ideas)
	A reaction: A beautifully simple question, which is a reductio of the idea that information is simply a physical object. The question points to a functionalist account of brain activity.