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Patricia Churchland Quotes

Brains are not magical; they are causal machines Picture Quote #1
I am less attracted to guesses about what cannot be done, than about making progress on a problem Picture Quote #1
Many philosophers in the second half of the 20th century really seemed to think that they were laying the foundations for science by laying down the conceptual (necessary) truths Picture Quote #1
Even philosophers who did not mind psychology, claimed the brain was irrelevant because it was the hardware, and we only need to know about the software Picture Quote #1
The neuroscience of consciousness is not going to stop in its tracks because some philosophers guesses that project cannot be productive Picture Quote #1
Knowing about the neurobiological and evolutionary basis for social behavior can soften the arrogance and self-righteousness that often attends discussions of morality. It may help us all to think a little more carefully and rationally Picture Quote #1
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The neuroscience of consciousness is not going to stop in its tracks because some philosophers guesses that project cannot be productive Picture Quote #1
It seems probable that humans have been on the planet, with much the same brain, for about 250,000 years Picture Quote #1
Even philosophers who did not mind psychology, claimed the brain was irrelevant because it was the hardware, and we only need to know about the software Picture Quote #1
If you give up because you announce the phenomenon cannot be explained, you are missing out Picture Quote #1
It is surely important that the differences between coma, deep sleep, being under anesthesia, on the one hand, and being alert on the other, all involve changes in the brain Picture Quote #1
In all probability, mental states are processes and activities of the brain. Exactly what activities, and exactly at what level of description, remains to be seen Picture Quote #1
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When that theory is isolated from known facts, it is likely not to be productive Picture Quote #1
When philosophers try to understand consciousness, much of what they claim is not conceptual analysis at all, though it may be shopped under that description Picture Quote #1
Theorizing is of course essential to make progress in understanding, but theorizing in the absence of knowing available relevant facts is not very productive Picture Quote #1
Many philosophers in the second half of the 20th century really seemed to think that they were laying the foundations for science by laying down the conceptual (necessary) truths Picture Quote #1
Analyzing a concept can (perhaps) tell you what the concept means (at least means to some philosophers), but it does not tell you anything about whether the concept is true of anything in the world Picture Quote #1
Although many philosophers used to dismiss the relevance of neuroscience on grounds that what mattered was the software, not the hardware, increasingly philosophers have come to recognize that understanding how the brain works is essential to understanding the mind Picture Quote #1
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Being engaged in some way for the good of the community, whatever that community, is a factor in a meaningful life. We long to belong, and belonging and caring anchors our sense of place in the universe Picture Quote #1
Humility bids us to take ourselves as we are; we do not have to be cosmically significant to be genuinely significant Picture Quote #1
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Brains are not magical; they are causal machines  (Patricia Churchland Quotes) I am less attracted to guesses about what cannot be done, than about making progress on a problem  (Patricia Churchland Quotes) Many philosophers in the second half of the 20th century really seemed to think that they were laying the foundations for science by laying down the conceptual (necessary) truths.  (Patricia Churchland Quotes) Even philosophers who did not mind psychology, claimed the brain was irrelevant because it was the hardware, and we only need to know about the software.  (Patricia Churchland Quotes) The neuroscience of consciousness is not going to stop in its tracks because some philosophers guesses that project cannot be productive.  (Patricia Churchland Quotes) Knowing about the neurobiological and evolutionary basis for social behavior can soften the arrogance and self-righteousness that often attends discussions of morality. It may help us all to think a little more carefully and rationally  (Patricia Churchland Quotes) The neuroscience of consciousness is not going to stop in its tracks because some philosophers guesses that project cannot be productive  (Patricia Churchland Quotes) It seems probable that humans have been on the planet, with much the same brain, for about 250,000 years  (Patricia Churchland Quotes) Even philosophers who did not mind psychology, claimed the brain was irrelevant because it was the hardware, and we only need to know about the software  (Patricia Churchland Quotes) If you give up because you announce the phenomenon cannot be explained, you are missing out  (Patricia Churchland Quotes) It is surely important that the differences between coma, deep sleep, being under anesthesia, on the one hand, and being alert on the other, all involve changes in the brain  (Patricia Churchland Quotes) In all probability, mental states are processes and activities of the brain. Exactly what activities, and exactly at what level of description, remains to be seen  (Patricia Churchland Quotes) When that theory is isolated from known facts, it is likely not to be productive  (Patricia Churchland Quotes) When philosophers try to understand consciousness, much of what they claim is not conceptual analysis at all, though it may be shopped under that description  (Patricia Churchland Quotes) Theorizing is of course essential to make progress in understanding, but theorizing in the absence of knowing available relevant facts is not very productive  (Patricia Churchland Quotes) Many philosophers in the second half of the 20th century really seemed to think that they were laying the foundations for science by laying down the conceptual (necessary) truths  (Patricia Churchland Quotes) Analyzing a concept can (perhaps) tell you what the concept means (at least means to some philosophers), but it does not tell you anything about whether the concept is true of anything in the world  (Patricia Churchland Quotes) Although many philosophers used to dismiss the relevance of neuroscience on grounds that what mattered was the software, not the hardware, increasingly philosophers have come to recognize that understanding how the brain works is essential to understanding the mind  (Patricia Churchland Quotes) Being engaged in some way for the good of the community, whatever that community, is a factor in a meaningful life. We long to belong, and belonging and caring anchors our sense of place in the universe  (Patricia Churchland Quotes) Humility bids us to take ourselves as we are; we do not have to be cosmically significant to be genuinely significant  (Patricia Churchland Quotes)