Krellenstein, Marc (1995) Unsolvable Problems, Visual Imagery and Explanatory Satisfaction. [Journal (Paginated)]
Full text available as:
| ASCII 57Kb |
Abstract
It has been suggested that certain problems may be unsolvable because of the mind's cognitive structure, but we may wonder what problems, and exactly why. The ultimate origin of the universe and the mind-body problem seem to be two such problems. As to why, Colin McGinn has argued that the mind-body problem is unsolvable because any theoretical concepts about the brain will be observation-based and unable to connect to unobservable subjective experience. McGinn's argument suggests a requirement of imagability -- an observation basis -- for physical causal explanation that cannot be met for either of these problems. Acausal descriptions may be possible but not the causal analyses that provide the greatest explanatory satisfaction, a psychological phenomenon that seems tied to the strength of the underlying observation basis but is affected by other factors as well.
| Item Type: | Journal (Paginated) |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | unsolvable problems, mind-body problem, origin of the universe, causal descriptions, imagability |
| Subjects: | Psychology > Cognitive Psychology Philosophy > Philosophy of Mind |
| ID Code: | 1957 |
| Deposited By: | Krellenstein, Dr. Marc |
| Deposited On: | 02 Dec 2001 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Sep 2007 17:42 |
References in Article
Select the SEEK icon to attempt to find the referenced article. If it does not appear to be in cogprints you will be forwarded to the paracite service. Poorly formated references will probably not work.
Metadata
- HTML Citation
- ASCII Citation
- EPrints Application Profile (experimental)
- ID Plus Text Citation
- OpenURL ContextObject
- EndNote
- BibTeX
- OpenURL ContextObject in Span
- MODS
- DIDL
- EP3 XML
- Dublin Core
- Reference Manager
- Eprints Application Profile
- Simple Metadata
- Refer
- METS
- Search Data Dump
Repository Staff Only: item control page

