Philosophy Bites
Philosophy Bites
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Barry C. Smith on Neuroscience
13 minutes Posted Sep 7, 2008 at 6:16 am.
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Philosophers of mind have traditionally introspected sitting alone in their rooms. Now new developments in neuroscience are producing surprising results, some of which are relevant to philosophy. Phenomena such as blind sight and mirror neurones suggest that we would be foolish to decide what is possible a priori. Barry C. Smith gives an insight in to this intriguing area in this episode of Philosophy Bites.