Is Consciousness
Is Consciousness
a Brain Process?
a Brain Process?
U. T. Place
U. T. Place
CSE 98419
CSE 98419-
-015
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김정원
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Is Consciousness a Brain Process? - Place's Argument, Exams of Cognitive Neuroscience
The debate between dualism and identity theory regarding consciousness being a brain process. U.T. Place argues for the affirmative in his 1956 article published in the British Journal of Psychology.
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Is Consciousness
Is Consciousness
a Brain Process?
a Brain Process?
U. T. Place U. T. Place
CSE 98419 CSE 98419
015 015
김정원 김정원
Humans have dominion over Humans have dominion over
all other creatures all other creatures
Mind Mind
Identity Theory Identity Theory
consciousness as consciousness as a brain process a brain process
Place Place
s Assertion s Assertion
Yes, Consciousness is a Brain Process. Yes, Consciousness is a Brain Process.
The The
Is Is
of Composition of Composition
His table is an old packing His table is an old packing-
case. case.
Leibniz Leibniz
s Law s Law
Mind
Mind
Degree of Emotion
Cannot be measured
empirically
Color, Weight, Looks
Can be measured
empirically
Technical Scientific Technical Scientific
Observation Observation
Lightning is a motion of electric Lightning is a motion of electric
charges. charges.
Technical Scientific Technical Scientific
Observation Observation
Lightning is a motion of electric Lightning is a motion of electric
charges. charges.
Two Set of Observation Two Set of Observation
See the Sun See the Sun
Two Set of Observation Two Set of Observation
See the Sun See the Sun
- Physico
Physico-
-chemial
chemial Observation
Observation
- Psychical Observation
Psychical Observation
After After
Image Image
Phenomenological Fallacy Phenomenological Fallacy
She is light
Conclusion Conclusion
We are what and how we think, We are what and how we think,
which is determined by the brain which is determined by the brain
processes and states dependent processes and states dependent
upon our physical bodies. upon our physical bodies.
Place, U. T., Place, U
.
T.,
“ “
Is consciousness a brain process? Is consciousness a brain process?
” ”
British Journal of Psychology, 1956. British Journal of Psychology, 1956.