Epiphenomenalisms, Ancient and Modern

Caston, Victor

doi:10.2307/2998397

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“…We can also find the support for this claim in Caston's analysis of the ancient Greek's approach to the problem of mental causation (Caston, 1997). He has shown that three possible solutions to the mental causation problem, namely epiphenomenalism, reductionism and emergentism, were already discussed by ancient Greeks with the "harmonia" theory of the soul.…”

Section: Emergentism and Downward Causationmentioning

confidence: 69%

Causal emergentism

Markič

2004

Acta Anal

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In this paper I describe basic features of traditional (British) emergentism and Popper's emergentist theory of consciousness and compare them to the contemporary versions of emergentism present in connectionist approach in cognitive sciences. I argue that despite their similarities, the traditional form, as well as Popper's theory belong to strong causal emergentism and yield radically different ontological consequences compared to the weaker, contemporary version present in cognitive science. Strong causal emergentism denies the causal closure of the physical domain and introduces genuine new mental causal powers and genuine downward causation, while weak emergentism provides new insights in understanding the mechanisms and explanation that is compatible with physicalism.

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Section: Emergentism and Downward Causationmentioning

confidence: 69%

Causal emergentism

Markič

2004

Acta Anal

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“…Nonreductive physicalists, for instance, deny that the mental and physical are identical but insist that any mental change requires an underlying material change. See (Caston, 1997) for an excellent discussion of the harmonia theory as a non-reductive physicalist account of the mind-body relation. 13 As I argue below, on Aristotle's own view the soul in some sense depends on the material body, though it is not identical to it.…”

Section: The Relation Between the Soul And The Bodymentioning

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Does Aristotle Refute the <i>Harmonia</i> Theory of the Soul?

Young¹

2013

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In Aristotle's On the Soul he considers and refutes two versions of the harmonia theory of the soul's relation to the body. According to the harmonia theory, the soul is to the body what the tuning of a musical instrument is to its material parts. Though he believes himself to have entirely dismissed the view, he has not. I argue that Aristotle's hylomorphic account is, in fact, an instance of the harmonia theory.

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“…A naturalist account of cognition can also be found at the beginnings of classical Western philosophy. For example -although he ultimately rejects the idea-Socrates holds the possibility that some mental processes might be explained solely on bodily processes (Caston, 1997). Such processes are what he refers to as "passions", such as anger or fear.…”

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Perfect Timing: Mobile Brain/Body Imaging scaffolds the 4E-cognition research program (published version)

Parada¹,

Rossi²

2020

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Recent technological advancements encompassed under the Mobile Brain/Body Imaging (MoBI) framework, have produced exciting new experimental results linking mind, brain, and behavior. The main goal of the MoBI approach is to model brain and body dynamics during every-day, natural, real-life situations. However, even though considerable advances have been made in both hardware and software, technical and analytical conditions are not yet optimal. The MoBI approach is based on attaching synchronized, small, and lightweight neurobehavioral sensors to and around participants during behaviorally-measured structured, semi-structured, and unstructured settings. These sensors have yet to become fully unobtrusive or transparent. Even though a considerable technical and analytical gap still exists, acquisition of brain/body dynamics during real-world situations as well as in virtual, modified, and/or extended laboratory settings has been -in many cases- successful. Nevertheless, even if the technical/analytical gap is breached, novel hypotheses, measures, and experimental paradigms are needed in order to tackle MoBI’s ultimate goal: to model and understand cognition, behavior, and experience as it emerges and unfolds unto and from the world. Such a goal is not completely novel or unique to the MoBI framework; it is at the core of a long-standing scientific and philosophical challenge. The present work starts by briefly reviewing the historical origins of complexity in order to identify three “waves and ripples of complexity” derived from naturalist accounts to the historical brain/body problem. We furthermore argue for a current 4th wave. Finally, we offer the reader what we consider to be the main objective for the MoBI+4E framework in its quest for understanding the functional role of brain/body/world couplings in the emergence of cognition.

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Epiphenomenalisms, Ancient and Modern

Cited by 194 publications

References 47 publications

Causal emergentism

Causal emergentism

Does Aristotle Refute the <i>Harmonia</i> Theory of the Soul?

Perfect Timing: Mobile Brain/Body Imaging scaffolds the 4E-cognition research program (published version)

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Does Aristotle Refute the &lt;i&gt;Harmonia&lt;/i&gt; Theory of the Soul?

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