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Ideas from 'Method and Results' by T.H. Huxley [1893], by Theme Structure

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17. Mind and Body / A. Mind-Body Dualism / 6. Epiphenomenalism
3157 T.H.Huxley gave the earliest clear statement of epiphenomenalism
                        Full Idea: T.H.Huxley gave the earliest clear statement of epiphenomenalism.
                        From: report of T.H. Huxley (Method and Results [1893]) by Georges Rey - Contemporary Philosophy of Mind 3.1.1
                        A reaction: This is, of course, impossible, because there can't be a clear statement of epiphenomenalism.
3154 Brain causes mind, but it doesn't seem that mind causes actions
                        Full Idea: All states of consciousness are caused by molecular changes of brain substance. It seems to me there is no proof that any state of consciousness is the cause of change in the motion of the matter of the organism.
                        From: T.H. Huxley (Method and Results [1893], p.244), quoted by Georges Rey - Contemporary Philosophy of Mind 3.1.1
                        A reaction: This sounds odd. Most people would say there is nothing more obvious than mental events causing actions. It certainly seems undeniable that actions are cause by the contents of thoughts, so a molecular account of intentional states is needed.