The Consciousness Conundrum II

In this lecture we discuss two competing solutions to the mind-body problem. First, we look at the identity theory of mind, or reductive materialism, which says that the mind is identical to the brain.

An episode of the Philosophical Problems podcast, hosted by Ricky Sebold, titled "The Consciousness Conundrum II" was published on May 7, 2013 and runs 50 minutes.

May 7, 2013 ·50m · Philosophical Problems

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In this lecture we discuss two competing solutions to the mind-body problem. First, we look at the identity theory of mind, or reductive materialism, which says that the mind is identical to the brain. Then, we look at property dualism, which agrees with the materialist that there is only one type of substance but differs on the type of properties the substance can have. Copyright 2013 Jack Reynolds / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

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In this lecture we discuss two competing solutions to the mind-body problem. First, we look at the identity theory of mind, or reductive materialism, which says that the mind is identical to the brain. Then, we look at property dualism, which agrees with the materialist that there is only one type of substance but differs on the type of properties the substance can have.

Copyright 2013 Jack Reynolds / La Trobe University, all rights reserved. Contact for permissions.

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