The Realism vs. Anti-Realism Debate (Part 2)
Philosopher John Searle talks about the anti-realist view that we never actually perceive the real world and instead only perceive our own perceptions of that world. Professor Searle argues that this is incorrect, that we do, in fact, have direct pe...
Subject: brain
Transcript: goes, we know from science That all you ever perceive is the effect on your brain Of certain stimuli and we know from philosophy That the existence of
The Realism vs. Anti-Realism Debate (Part 1)
Philosopher John Searle talks about what he calls a persistent error among western philosophers since the Greeks--namely, the notion that the external world is not real in and of itself, but instead is dependent on human minds and human consciousnes...
Subject: brain
The Brain
Philosopher John Searle discusses the chain of events that takes place in the brain that results in thoughts and feelings.
Subject: brain
Transcript: the spine called the tract of lissauer And then the signal gets into the lower basal regions Of the brain, it gets into the thalamus and then it spreads
Genetics of Personality, The
Dean Hamer, Director of the Gene Structure and Regulation Unit at the National Cancer Institute, talks about the link between the gene involved in dopamine metabolism and the personality of those who tend to be thrill seekers.
Subject: brain
Transcript: . Like, for example, for novelty seeking, We found that a gene involved in dopamine metabolism Is important. Dopamine is the brain's pleasure chemical. It
The Mind and the Body
Philosopher John Searle explains that when the body (including, of course, the brain) dies, the mind and the self die at the same time. He rejects
Subject: brain
Transcript: body the brain was destroyed, The mind would be destroyed with it. But as far as we know how the world works, When the brain goes, you go with it. And
The Chinese Room Argument
Philosopher John Searle goes through the "Chinese room argument" to prove that no matter how powerful computers are, they aren't minds. Professor Searle explains that while the computer can very rapidly manipulate formal, syntactical objects (such a...
Subject: brain
Transcript: , and that view says the mind is To the brain as the program is to the hardware. So if we got the right program then it doesn't matter what the Hardware