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The Mind/Body Problem

In Our Time: Philosophy

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Is the Epiphenomenalism False?

Huxley's view is that we are entirely biological organisms. All the causes of our thoughts and feelings are at a purely physical level. The hum of a machine doesn't move the mac it's justa by product of it, an epi phenomenon. A lot of people would say that any decent theory of mind should show this is false. But what i think's interesting is whether or not epi phenormalism should be taken more seriously. Bu clearly you do.

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