PSYC 3365 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Gilbert Ryle, Daniel Dennett, Tabula Rasa
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Body/brain: physical organ: dualism: the mind and the brain are separate and independent of each other. Dualism has been severely criticized: there is no hidden observer inside the brain daniel dennett, dualism suggests a ghost in the machine" gilbert ryle. Ex: lumosity i want a better brain : monism: body and mind are the same substance & materialism: body and mind are both physical. Evidence for materialist monism comes from studies of brain damage, neurochemistry, and more. The concept of brain death is based upon materialist monism: mostly dead brain = dead person. The body/mind issue has important implications for treating people who have minimal brain activity. Nature vs. nurture: nature vs. nurture (issue) Salvation through good works: long standing ideas in western cultures. People are blank slates" (tabula rasa) that are shaped through experience: empiricism our psychological make-up is formed by experiences and our environment (real world experiences, languages, manners, culture, religion.
