Philosophy of Brain

This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and neurophilosopher Pat Churchland, UC San Diego. Pat Churchland has done extensive research in the fields of philosophy of neuroscience, philosophy of the mind and neuroethics. During this mind-stretching conversation Pat explores how the brain works, how we are able to represent the external world of objects and our inner world of thoughts, self and consciousness. 


This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Of Mice and Men, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:

Playing with Brains - Dissecting brains and meeting Francis Crick

Neuropioneers - Ruffling philosophical feathers

Sociological Fault Lines - Mind vs. brain

Connecting Horizontally - Investigating “philosophy of mind”?

Touching a Nerve - Spreading the message

Social Relevance - Explorations of morality through biology

Free Will - An age-old quandary resurfaces

Eliminative Materialism - What it means and doesn’t mean

Consciousness - Towards progress?

Summing Up - Some key questions


Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series 



This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert in a focused yet informal setting to give non-specialists a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks. For other books in this series visit our website (https://ideas-on-film.com/ideasroadshow/).