Re: Memes in brain

From: Derek Gatherer (gatherer@biotech.ufl.org)
Date: Tue Oct 09 2001 - 20:17:11 BST

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From: "Derek Gatherer" <gatherer@biotech.ufl.org>
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    Robin
    Cognitive science is all about the mind.

    Derek
    The mind? Hmm... I think it's more to do with the neurological correlates
    of behaviours, emotions, decision making, even morality (see the fascinating paper
    in Science 239, 2105-2108 An fMRI investigation of emotional engagement in moral
    judgement).
    As far as the mind goes, I think probably follow Dennett in not believing it
    exists. To pursue your chess analogy, it's like looking at the chess pieces
    but then asking to see the chess set. (c.f. Ryle's man who wanders around
    every Oxford college looking for 'the university')

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