How the human mind works. Patricia Smith Churchland
Description
Professor of Philosophy Patricia Smith Churchland is probing a new frontier in the area of brain research, convinced that exploration into the physical function of our "wonder tissue" can help us better understand what our thoughts mean and how we can control them. In her book, Neurophilosophy, she describes how recent discoveries about the brain call into question such basic philosophical concepts as free will and rational thinking. In this program with Bill Moyers, Dr. Churchland discusses startling new theories about how the mind works and about how much control we have over our thoughts, decisions, and choices.
Runtime
30 min
Subjects
Contributor
Genre
Date of Publication
[2006], c1990
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
https://www.remote.uwosh.edu/login?url=https://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=102638&xtid=4982
Similar Films
Nice guys finish first. Game theory and the quest for mutual cooperation
Brainwave Dreams. Part 7—Tibetan Dream Yoga
How does your memory work?
Brainwave Dreams. Part 4
Mind Control
Brain and nervous system. Your information superhighway
Moral Animals and Our Place in the Universe
Episode 2, The Mind-Body Connection (Healing and the Mind)
Mind talk. Brain's new story
The Color Eye. Coloring the Landscape
Math Genius
Episode 5, Wounded Healers (Healing and the Mind)
Sleep Matters
Switch on Managers. Switch On Series
The Secret World of Pain