Philosophy of mind

Philosophy of mind is the philosophical study of the nature of the mind, mental events, mental functions, mental properties, and consciousness.

What is consciousness?

Consciousness is one of the most problematic areas of modern philosophy and neuroscience. From the perspective of the naïve or direct realist it is simply the processes that occur in the brain between stimulus and response. The issue is, however, far more complex than this, for instance in imagining, lucid dreaming and dreaming the subject seems to be perceiving brain activity and modern fMRI studies show that similar areas of brain are used for perception, imagination and dreaming. How does the brain see its own activity? Would this require an absurd little man or homunculus in our heads? Or is there some fascinating phenomenon or process at work? This is just one of many problems associated with the study of consciousness. See the link to consciousness for more information.

Related Topics:
Naïve - Direct realist - Lucid dreaming - Dreaming - FMRI - Homunculus - Consciousness

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