Tag: P.M.S. Hacker

Senior man looking at empty bench and remembering his friend, loss, memories

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Michael Egnor
Date
February 26, 2024

Categorized
Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
P.M.S. Hacker}

Why Can’t Our Memories Be “Stored” in the Brain?

_{The image of storing and erasing memories is popular due to computer technology but it is not relevant to how the human mind works} _{Michael Egnor
February 26, 2024

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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind}

When we talk about memory, we often use word pictures that make it seem as though memories behave like material things but they don’t.

Person is looking for way out of psychedelic maze. A surreal labyrinth in magical forest. Human consciousness is at dead end, searching for solutions. Created with Generative AI

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Michael Egnor
Date
January 29, 2024

Categorized
Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
Christof Koch (doubts about physicalism), Franz Brentano and intentionality, Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951), P.M.S. Hacker, Physicalism (and consciousness)}

Leading Neuroscientist Wavers on Physical View of Consciousness

_{On Closer to Truth, Christof Koch said last month, “Consciousness cannot be explained only within the framework of space and time and energy, but we need to postulate something additional”} _{Michael Egnor
January 29, 2024

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Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind}

Science is as dependent on the concept of public truth as the great religions are. Thus, when private truth rapidly gains power, it is just as vulnerable.