PHLB81H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Gilbert Ryle, Category Mistake, Pineal Gland
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Week #3 lecture #3: tuesday september 30, 2016. The plan: ryle: descartes" myth, putnam: brains and behavior, talking about writing philosophy. Yes, we have minds b/c of mind stuff: what is its relationship to the brain, behaviorism. Will answer the questions in a diff way. Only important insofar as the brain is related to our behaviours. Descartes: there are two kinds of substances: mind-stuff and physical-stuff, i am, i exist , i am a thing that thinks, my mind and body interact . Our bodies and mind are govern by diff types of law. They argue and fight with one another. Behaviorism: what we think of as mental states are really just behavioural states. Mental state = sth that goes on in your mind. Behavioural states = ways tha we behave or predispose to behave: it is a mistake to think of the mind and the body as two distinct entities, there is no: ghost in the machine .
