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> The mind consists of atoms and molecules. This is a type error. It's like saying the number 3 is made of atoms and molecules, or Wednesday is made of atoms a
by cgmg 9y ago
> The mind consists of atoms and molecules.
This is a type error. It's like saying the number 3 is made of atoms and molecules, or Wednesday is made of atoms and molecules.
- hyperpape 9y agoYou're gonna have to say a lot more to not beg the question here.
- manjushri 9y agoWhat question? It seems pretty clear what they are saying: the concept of mind is a social contruct, metaphorical, a figure of speech rather than a figure of physical reality.
- mr_toad 9y agoThe concept of a mind is not the same as an instance of a particular mind, any more than a algorithm is the same as a running process, or the idea of 3 is the same as a set of logic gates designed to represent a 3 in binary. Mistaking our own internal representation of our own mind (our consciousness) for our actual mind is what Dennit is arguing against.