The crux of our encounter with the mind-body problem originates from a predicament on the underlying ontological level-from the category of concepts,it seems that the form for grasping the subjective aspects of the mi...The crux of our encounter with the mind-body problem originates from a predicament on the underlying ontological level-from the category of concepts,it seems that the form for grasping the subjective aspects of the mind is incommensurable with the one for understanding the objective level of the brain.This is reflected in the fact that empirical expression is restricted by language,that psychological events cannot be incorporated into strict laws,and that the subject has a path that,with his own mental state,others cannot share.In order to make progress in cracking the mind-body problem,this paper tries to abandon the assumption that“psychology”and“physics”are mutually exclusive and are incompatible ontological categories.The“mind”and“body”are considered as two interchangeable yet non-coexisting perspectives.Therefore,events in the body are represented as conceptions in the mind,and have an expressive correspondence with one another.Meanwhile,the approach for achieving such correspondence involves the entity itself^the ability of the organism to perform purposeful activities constitutes the source of its internal activities.Through the connection of life categories-or rather,the coupling of living beings and their worlds-the mind and body maintain mechanisms which can be jointly realized.展开更多
This paper aims to establish a dialogue between contemporary research on the problem of other minds and classical Chinese philosophical theories.It first explores the idea,inspired by the recent discovery of the mirro...This paper aims to establish a dialogue between contemporary research on the problem of other minds and classical Chinese philosophical theories.It first explores the idea,inspired by the recent discovery of the mirror neuron mechanism,that a direct exchange of experience may occur between the observer and the observed.Next,it analyzes the ways in which the ancient Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi and Confucian thinkers reflected on the problem of other minds,which are quite similar to the idea inspired by the latest research on mirror neurons.In these thinkers’views,knowledge of other minds is the result of mental activity and what it provides is,to a large extent,something related not to epistemology but rather to a situational understanding of other minds from the perspective of value theory.The author points out that this solution takes two aspects,humans9 innate nature and human experience,into consideration simultaneously.In terms of humans,innate nature,the body of a human being is a body that represents the unity of man and nature,and it has something in common with the natural world,which lays a foundation for the perception of other minds.In terms of human experience,human beings have such actual needs as emotions,pursuits,and desires,and their behaviors need to conform to certain norms.It is in a body of this kind that the mind of human beings can be formed and enjoy the potential to develop.Effective interpersonal communication can thus be achieved.展开更多
基金the Major Project of National Social Science Fund of China“Contemporary Approaches to Personal Identity”(Grant No.18ZDA029).
文摘The crux of our encounter with the mind-body problem originates from a predicament on the underlying ontological level-from the category of concepts,it seems that the form for grasping the subjective aspects of the mind is incommensurable with the one for understanding the objective level of the brain.This is reflected in the fact that empirical expression is restricted by language,that psychological events cannot be incorporated into strict laws,and that the subject has a path that,with his own mental state,others cannot share.In order to make progress in cracking the mind-body problem,this paper tries to abandon the assumption that“psychology”and“physics”are mutually exclusive and are incompatible ontological categories.The“mind”and“body”are considered as two interchangeable yet non-coexisting perspectives.Therefore,events in the body are represented as conceptions in the mind,and have an expressive correspondence with one another.Meanwhile,the approach for achieving such correspondence involves the entity itself^the ability of the organism to perform purposeful activities constitutes the source of its internal activities.Through the connection of life categories-or rather,the coupling of living beings and their worlds-the mind and body maintain mechanisms which can be jointly realized.
基金This work was supported by the Major Project of National Social Science Fund "Contemporary Approaches to Personal Identity"(Grant no.18ZDA029).
文摘This paper aims to establish a dialogue between contemporary research on the problem of other minds and classical Chinese philosophical theories.It first explores the idea,inspired by the recent discovery of the mirror neuron mechanism,that a direct exchange of experience may occur between the observer and the observed.Next,it analyzes the ways in which the ancient Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi and Confucian thinkers reflected on the problem of other minds,which are quite similar to the idea inspired by the latest research on mirror neurons.In these thinkers’views,knowledge of other minds is the result of mental activity and what it provides is,to a large extent,something related not to epistemology but rather to a situational understanding of other minds from the perspective of value theory.The author points out that this solution takes two aspects,humans9 innate nature and human experience,into consideration simultaneously.In terms of humans,innate nature,the body of a human being is a body that represents the unity of man and nature,and it has something in common with the natural world,which lays a foundation for the perception of other minds.In terms of human experience,human beings have such actual needs as emotions,pursuits,and desires,and their behaviors need to conform to certain norms.It is in a body of this kind that the mind of human beings can be formed and enjoy the potential to develop.Effective interpersonal communication can thus be achieved.
