Channel: Closer To Truth

Category: Education

Tags: reductionismhow brain makes mindcloser to truthcloser to truth consciousnessgalen strawsonrobert lawrence kuhnphilosophy of mindhard problemhard problem of consciousness

Description: What must the brain do to generate the mind? The mind consists of sensations, thoughts, cogitations, intentions, feelings—the felt inner experiences that constitute what we are. How are these capacities or mental qualities produced by the three pounds of warm wet tissues in our skulls? This is science's toughest problem. Free access to Closer to Truth's library of 5,000 videos: bit.ly/376lkKN Watch more interviews on the hard problem of consciousness: bit.ly/374RMTl Galen Strawson holds the President's Chair in Philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin's College of Liberal Arts. He studied at the University of Cambridge before receiving his BPhil and DPhil in philosophy from the University of Oxford. Register for free at CTT.com for subscriber-only exclusives: bit.ly/2GXmFsP Closer to Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers.