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Patricia Churchland is a Canadian-American philosopher working at the University of California, San Diego. She is associated with a school of thought in the philosophy of mind called eliminativism (or eliminative materialism), which argues that folk-psychological concepts such as belief, free will, and consciousness will likely need to be revised as science understands more about the nature of brain function.
This interview is an excerpt from a documentary film entitled "Mastermind" by Sophie Besandoun and Pierre Faye.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Churchland
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliminative_materialism
The complete 21-minute interview can be found here:
http://philosophyfaculty.ucsd.edu/faculty/pschurchland/movies/churchland2high.mov
Patricia Churchland is a Canadian-American philosopher working at the University of California, San Diego. She is associated with a school of thought in the philosophy of mind called eliminativism (or eliminative materialism), which argues that folk-psychological concepts such as belief, free will, and consciousness will likely need to be revised as science understands more about the nature of brain function.
This interview is an excerpt from a documentary film entitled "Mastermind" by Sophie Besandoun and Pierre Faye.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Churchland
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliminative_materialism
The complete 21-minute interview can be found here:
http://philosophyfaculty.ucsd.edu/faculty/pschurchland/movies/churchland2high.mov
