It’s All In Your Head: Patricia Churchland’s Touching a Nerve
…f today’s neuro-babble should find something to agree with in Churchland’s central thesis, that “I am who I am because my brain is what it is.” The brain is, indeed, a central cause of who we are as individuals and as a collective species. Anyone seeking self-knowledge ought to at least consult these pages, even if it’s with a critical eye (or should I say visual cortex?). *** Given Churchland’s appreciation for complexity, the most surprising ele…
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