认知封闭与心身问题

Cognitive Closure and Mind-Body Problem

麦金基于对大脑性质的认知封闭断言心身问题无法解决。通过分析他的论证结构和前提假定,文章指出了麦金的三个问题:一是他的论证存在推理谬误;二是他提出的认知封闭所涉及的三个命题都是不成立或不能确定的;三是他的前提假定本身是不可能的。所以,麦金的神秘主义意识理论是缘于他论证过程中的一些错误推理和不合理假定。

Colin Mc Ginn insists that we cannot solve the mind-body problem because of the cognitive closure of the property of brain. By analyzing his argumentative structure and the key hypothesis,this paper points out three problems in Mc Ginn＇s argument. First,there is reasoning fallacy in his argument; Second,the three propositions about cognitive closure are untenable or not always true. Third,his hypothesis itself is not possible. Mc Ginn＇s theory of mysticism about consciousness is due to the wrong reasoning and unreasonable assumptions in the process of his argument. It can be said that he has not provided us with new substance about the mind-body problem which is different from the traditional knowledge.