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Defining the Mind/Body Problem(s)


Disclaimer: As with all our resources and especially Podcasts, inclusion does not necessarily mean endorsement of the views presented.  Our aim was to include important presentations from multiple points of view so the researcher can form her own opinions—informed by  a Christian world-view.


On-Line Resources:

          Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

          Thomas Nagel

          Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Dualism)  

          Scholarpedia (A New Look)  

          Information Philosopher

          Oxford Reference

          Britannica

          Wikipedia

          Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy


What is (are) the Mind-Body Problem(s)?

          William Hasker

          Daniel Dennett

          Alvin Plantinga

          Colin McGinnis

          John Searle


Closer to the Truth Interviews

          Computational Theory of the Mind


People Interviewed: Rodney Brooks, Donald Hoffman, Susan Greenfield, Peter Tse, Alison Gopnik, Anirban Bandyopadhyay, Ken Mogi,


          Neurophilosophy vs. Neuromania?


People Interviewed: Raymond Tallis, Nicholas Humphrey, Adina Roskies, Barry Smith, Patric McNamara, Christopher Evans, Tim Bayne, Ned Block.


          Why a Mind/Body Problem?


People Interviewed: Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, Colin McGinn, Peter van Inwagen, Simon Blackburn, Varadan-Ja Raman, Dean W. Zimmerman, Peter Tse, Philip Clayton, Charles T. Tart, Alva Noe, Ken Mogi.


          What is the Mind-Body Problem?


People Interviewed: John Searle, Daniel Dennett, Ned Block, Marvin Minksky, Dean W. Zimmerman, George P. Lakoff, Alva Noe, Stephen E. Braude, Erick Schwitzgebel, Russ Hurlburt.


          Solutions to the Mind Body Problem


People Interviewed: Ned Block, John Searle, Dean W. Zimmerman, Henry Stapp, Alva Noe, Marvin Minksky, Colin McGinn,


Closer to the Truth TV Episodes:

          Solutions to the Mind-Body Problem?

          What is the Mind-Body Problem?