Against Neo-Cartesianism: Neurofunctional Resilience and Animal Pain.
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| Title: | Against Neo-Cartesianism: Neurofunctional Resilience and Animal Pain. |
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| Authors: | Halper, Phil (AUTHOR), Williford, Kenneth (AUTHOR), Rudrauf, David (AUTHOR), Fuchs, Perry N. (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Philosophical Psychology. May2021, Vol. 34 Issue 4, p474-501. 28p. |
| Subjects: | Philosophy of mind, Theory of knowledge, Philosophers, Pain medicine |
| Abstract: | Several influential philosophers and scientists have advanced a framework, often called Neo-Cartesianism (NC), according to which animal suffering is merely apparent. Drawing upon contemporary neuroscience and philosophy of mind, Neo-Cartesians challenge the mainstream position we shall call Evolutionary Continuity (EC), the view that humans are on a nonhierarchical continuum with other species and are thus not likely to be unique in consciously experiencing negative pain affect. We argue that some Neo-Cartesians have misconstrued the underlying science or tendentiously appropriated controversial views in the philosophy of mind. We discuss recent evidence that undermines the simple neuroanatomical structure-function correlation thesis that undergirds many Neo-Cartesian arguments, has an important bearing on the recent controversy over pain in fish, and places the underlying epistemology framing the debate between NC and EC in a new light that strengthens the EC position. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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