Reason, Reflection and Language
Philosopher Daniel Dennett talks about the power of language. He observes that it is language that gives humans the ability to look into the future, as well as to reflect and reason in ways other organisms cannot.
Subject: consciousness
Consciousness
Philosopher John Searle talks about consciousness, noting that for consciousness to exist, there must be behavior in a causal structure--not simply
Subject: consciousness
Transcript: 's conscious, But now, and here's the point, it isn't just that he behaves As if he were conscious but he's got a structure that's Appropriate for consciousness
The Mind-Body Problem
Philosopher John Searle explores "the mind-body problem." He begins by talking about the perspective of Descartes and others who viewed the mind and the body as totally separate and distinct areas. Professor Searle then goes on to look at how the mi...
Subject: consciousness
Transcript: . What we call mental states, consciousness and thought And memory and so on, all of those are caused By processes in the brain. All of our so