PHLB81H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Realizability, Phlegm, Type Physicalism
Document Summary
Lec 8 functionalism putnam: the nature of mental states. Functionalism: could be either (but probably physical) nothing says that it has to be, not specifically dependent on brains. A (cid:373)e(cid:374)tal state is defi(cid:374)ed (cid:271)y the (cid:396)ole it plays i(cid:374) the syste(cid:373) of (cid:449)hi(cid:272)h it"s a part. Caused by things that happen in the brain and body. A(cid:396)e(cid:374)"t identical with things that happen in the brain (it"s (cid:374)ot (cid:395)uite (cid:396)ight to say (cid:449)hat it (cid:373)ea(cid:374)s to have pain, sensation of desire is not the same as what is happening in the brain) Pain: that thing that is caused by injury, makes us think something is wrong, makes us want to get away from it, etc. (mental state) Pain is what serves a certain function in our lives (keeps you safe from harm which is a function of pain) Behaviourism: no, when we talk about pain here, pain is acting in a certain way or being.
