The rediscovery of the mind

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The rediscovery of the mind

In this major new work, John Searle launches a formidable attack on current orthodoxies in the philosophy of mind. More than anything else, he argues, it is the neglect of consciousness that results in so much barrenness and sterility in psychology, the philosophy of mind, and cognitive science: there can be no study of mind that leaves out consciousness. What is going on in the brain is neurophysiological processes and consciousness and nothing more—no rule following, no mental information processing or mental models, no language of thought, and no universal grammar. Mental events are themselves features of the brain, "like liquidity is a feature of water. Beginning with a spirited discussion of what's wrong with the philosophy of mind, Searle characterizes and refutes the philosophical tradition of materialism. But he does not embrace dualism. All these "isms" are mistaken, he insists. Once you start counting types of substance you are on the wrong track, whether you stop at one or two. In four chapters that constitute the heart of his argument, Searle elaborates a theory of consciousness and its relation to our overall scientific world view and to unconscious mental phenomena. He concludes with a criticism of cognitive science and a proposal for an approach to studying the mind that emphasizes the centrality of consciousness to any account of mental functioning. In his characteristically direct style, punctuated with persuasive examples, Searle identifies the very terminology of the field as the main source of truth. He observes that it is a mistake to suppose that the ontology of the mental is objective and to suppose that the methodology of a science of the mind must concern itself only with objectively observable behavior; that it is also a mistake to suppose that we know of the existence of mental phenomena in others only by observing their behavior; that behavior or causal relations to behavior are not essential to the existence of mental phenomena; and that it is inconsistent with what we know about the universe and our place in it to suppose that everything is knowable by us.

Searle grounds consciousness very firmly in biology — particularly Darwinian biology.

In this major new work, John Searle launches a formidable attack on current orthodoxies in the philosophy of mind. More than anything else, he argues, it is the neglect of consciousness that results in so much barrenness and sterility in psychology, the philosophy of mind, and cognitive science: there can be no study of mind that leaves out consciousness. What is going on in the brain is neurophysiological processes and consciousness and nothing more—no rule following, no mental information processing or mental models, no language of thought, and no universal grammar. Mental events are themselves features of the brain, "like liquidity is a feature of water. Beginning with a spirited discussion of what's wrong with the philosophy of mind, Searle characterizes and refutes the philosophical tradition of materialism. But he does not embrace dualism. All these "isms" are mistaken, he insists.

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The rediscovery of the mind

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Once you start counting types of substance you are on the wrong track, whether you stop at one or two. MIT Press. He arhues that consciousness is the central mental phenomenon. Introduction Doi:. About the Author John R. Displaying 1 - 18 of 18 reviews. Bibliography Doi:. History of Western Philosophy. David John Chalmers ed. And Searle 'The Rediscovery of the MInd' provides a myriad of compelling conjectures on the mind ranging from intentionality to identity. Searle has always struck me as too focused on the brain and its functions.

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Displaying 1 - 18 of 18 reviews. David John Chalmers ed. Community Reviews. The Rediscovery of the Mind. What is going on in the brain is neurophysiological processes and consciousness and nothing more—no rule following, no mental information processing or mental models, no language of thought, and no universal grammar. Syntax Advanced Search. Ned Block - - Brain and Behavioral Sciences 18 2 — Bibliography Doi:. This Site. Philosophers such as materialists find human consciousness inconvenient and have gone to great lengths to make it either a trivial matter or one to be glossed over without exploration. Searle John R. Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results In four chapters that constitute the heart of his argument, Searle elaborates a theory of consciousness and its relation to our overall scientific world view and to unconscious mental phenomena. Review of Searle, the rediscovery of the mind. ISBN s.