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Full Idea
We should return to the old idea that the mind and the self are one and combine it with the new idea that the mind-self is a biological phenomenon.
Gist of Idea
The mind and the self are one, and the mind-self is a biological phenomenon
Source
Thomas W. Polger (Natural Minds [2004], §8.3)
Book Ref
Polger,Thomas W.: 'Natural Minds' [MIT 2004], p.245
A Reaction
This doesn't make allowance for the fact that some parts of my mind seem like irritating visitors, and other parts seem like the home-owner. Personally I take the self to be the brain's central controller, or the centre (forum) of brain integration.
| 6378 | Teleological functions explain why a trait exists; causal-role functions say what it does [Polger] |
| 6379 | A mummified heart has the teleological function of circulating blood [Polger] |
| 6381 | The mind and the self are one, and the mind-self is a biological phenomenon [Polger] |
| 6375 | The taste of chocolate is a 'finer-grained' sensation than the taste of sweetness [Polger] |
| 6377 | Teleological notions of function say what a thing is supposed to do [Polger] |
| 6380 | Identity theory says consciousness is an abstraction: a state, event, process or property [Polger] |