(Canadian-American philosopher, 1943–). Author of Neurophilosophy: Toward a Unified Science of the Mind-Brain; along with her husband, Paul, the Churchlands are often associated with eliminative materialism, a school of thought that identifies the mind with the brain and suggests that neuroscience will eventually lead us to abandon such everyday concepts as free will and belief.
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Patricia Smith Churchland
(Canadian-American philosopher, 1943–). Author of Neurophilosophy: Toward a Unified Science of the Mind-Brain; along with her husband, Paul, the Churchlands are often associated with eliminative materialism, a school of thought that identifies the mind with the brain and suggests that neuroscience will eventually lead us to abandon such everyday concepts as free will and belief.
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