The Limits of Thought & the Mind-Body Problem
(1995)- Abstract
- This paper gives an account of Colin McGinn's essay: "Can We Solve the Mind-Body Problem?". McGinn's answer to his own essay title is that the problem is forever beyond us due to the particular nature of our cognitive abilities. The present author offers a number of criticisms of the arguments which support this conclusion
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- author
- de Léon, David LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 1995
- type
- Working paper/Preprint
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Cognitive Studies
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 9c1aef3e-d478-4d86-b1c7-f20250a011aa (old id 526170)
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