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Single Idea 2489

[catalogued under 17. Mind and Body / D. Property Dualism / 3. Property Dualism]

Full Idea

Compare Churchland's strategy rooted in neurological modelling with "if it's flight you want to understand, what you need to look at is feathers".

Gist of Idea

Why bother with neurons? You don't explain bird flight by examining feathers

Source

Jerry A. Fodor (In a Critical Condition [2000], Ch. 8)

Book Reference

Fodor,Jerry A.: 'In Critical Condition' [MIT 2000], p.84


A Reaction

Sounds good, but may be a false analogy. You learn a lot about snake movement if you examine their scales.