Mind of Mystery
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What exactly is it?
According to modern science, the mind is just the brain at work.
However, science has failed to explain how consciousness, reason, free choice, autonomy, or even our sense of self emerge from the brain’s purely mechanical processes. Could our belief that the mind is simply the brain at work be misplaced? With UC Berkeley philosopher John Searle, John and Ken dig into the enigma of the mind.
Notes on Listening
The brain is simply a collection of neurons, and some people believe that the mind is the same as the brain. There are two mysterious aspects of minds: cognition and experience. Ken welcomes the visitor, John Searle, a Berkeley professor, to assist solve these problems. The quality of the mind that directs it at things in the world is called intentionality. We are always thinking about and discussing the world. What makes this possible? Is the brain responsible for all of our conscious states?
There are two broad issues to consider: awareness and intentionality, or subjectivity and aboutness. Searle believes the two issues are linked. Is it the same thing to experience pain and be aware of pain? Behaviorism attempted to explain the mind by claiming that all conscious states are predispositions to some kind of activity. According to computational theory, all mind is merely neurons doing calculations and running algorithms.
Shouldn’t we be able to perceive one other’s thoughts if ideas are brain states? Is there a difference between the mental and physical worlds? How do we reconcile neuroscientific ideas with our daily lives? Searle recommends avoiding three viewpoints: extreme materialism, extreme idealism, and dualism. Is it harmful to our self-concept to believe that the mind is only the brain? Searle believes not, because the brain is capable of producing all of these incredible perceptions and experiences.
Amy Standen talks an Episcopal priest and former scientist about the relationship between the brain and the mind in Roving Philosophical Report (go to 04:19).
Problem (seek to 46:28): Emily from Oregon wonders who is responsible for an action when both sides are potentially at fault. Amy did not tighten the cap on a jug of orange juice. Then her fiancé, Matt, shook the container without inspecting it, and orange juice poured everywhere. Who is to blame for the spill?
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