Psychology > LECTURE NOTES > University of TorontoHPS 100Lecture 10 - Contemporary Worldview (All)
Lecture 10: Contemporary Worldview Hypothetico-deductive method, Cosmology, Relativity, Genetics, Chemistry, Quantum Physics, Mathematics, Biology, Neuroscience, Psychology, History, Sociology, ... Economics Neuroscience Question: How do we explain psychological phenomena, such as ideas, thoughts, emotions, etc.? o We believe that psychological phenomena are produced by the processes in the brain. o Essentially, the processes in the brain are interactions between neurons. o believe that everything in the mind is produced by brain processes Neuroscience:= The mind is a product of brain processes Neuroscience Ontological Physicalism (Materialism) := There’s only one substance – matter Materialism =/= Dualism:= There are 2 substances – matter & mind Matter & Mind Idealism:= There’s only one substance – mind o -don’t deny existence of matter. Deny that matter can exist on its own o All that exists is spiritual. Material object can’t exist without some underlying mental structure o Subjective Dualism:= Everything you see only exists in your mind Question: What if I believed that everything in the universe is both material and spiritual? o Neutral Monism:= There is only one substance – material-spiritual [Show More]
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