Title

How important is the brain to the great philosophical questions?

Authors

Jack Russell Weinstein, University of North DakotaFollow
Patricia Churchland

Files

Description

Are the brain and mind really different things? If not, is there free will? Where does conscience come from? Is altruism a myth? These are question in neurophilosophy, research that uses the modern science of the brain to explore philosophical dilemmas. Join host Jack Russell Weinstein and his guest Patrician Churchland, the founder of nuerophilosophy, as they explore the boundaries between philosophy and cognitive science.

Patricia Churchland is University of California President’s Professor of Philosophy Emerita at the University of California, San Diego, where she has taught since 1984. She is the author of six books, including most recently, Conscience: The Origins of Moral Intuition.

Publication Date

12-13-2020

Publisher

Institute for Philosophy in Public Life

City

Grand Forks, ND

Disciplines

Philosophy

Recommended Citation

Weinstein, Jack Russell and Churchland, Patricia, "How important is the brain to the great philosophical questions?" (2020). Why? Radio Podcast Archive. 149.
https://commons.und.edu/why-radio-archive/149