Can the Self be a Brain?

Vol 19, No 2 (2015) • Principia: an international journal of epistemology

Autor: Alan Kenneth Schwerin

Abstract:

Philosophical materialists suggest that a person can be identified with their brain. My paper is a critical investigation of this provocative thesis and an analysis of some of the prominent arguments to support this view. My overall argument is that there is more to this issue than some philosophers appear to acknowledge.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5007/1808-1711.2015v19n2p235

Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/1808-1711.2015v19n2p235/31069

Palavras-Chave: Self,brain,materialism,grammatical field,Nage

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