Patricia Churchland b. 1943
Patricia Churchland (born 1943) is a Canadian-American philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Analytic Philosophy.
Patricia Smith Churchland is a Canadian-American philosopher, professor emerita at the University of California, San Diego, and one of the founders of the field she named neurophilosophy. Neurophilosophy: Toward a Unified Science of the Mind-Brain argued that the categories of folk psychology must be revised in the light of mature neuroscience, while Braintrust: What Neuroscience Tells Us About Morality and Conscience: The Origins of Moral Intuition have defended a naturalistic account of human morality grounded in the neurobiology of attachment and care. With her husband Paul she has been the most influential proponent of eliminative materialism in contemporary philosophy of mind.
Key facts
- Nationality
- Canadian-American
- Era
- Contemporary
- Movements
- Analytic Philosophy
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Patricia Churchland:
“Folk psychology is to neuroscience what folk physics is to physics.”
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Attributed to Patricia Churchland:
“Morality is rooted in the neurobiology of attachment, not in pure reason alone.”
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Attributed to Patricia Churchland:
“There is no philosophy of mind that does not take the brain seriously.”
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Attributed to Patricia Churchland:
“The self is not an illusion, but it is a process of the nervous system, not an inhabitant of it.”
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Attributed to Patricia Churchland:
“Conscience is what it is to care about anything at all.”
Frequently asked about Patricia Churchland
- When was Patricia Churchland born?
- Patricia Churchland was born in 1943.
- Where was Patricia Churchland from?
- Patricia Churchland is a Canadian-American philosopher of the Contemporary era.
- What philosophical movements is Patricia Churchland associated with?
- Patricia Churchland is associated with Analytic Philosophy.
- What is Patricia Churchland known for?
- Patricia Smith Churchland is a Canadian-American philosopher, professor emerita at the University of California, San Diego, and one of the founders of the field she named neurophilosophy.
- How many quotes are attributed to Patricia Churchland?
- There are 7 attributed quotations from Patricia Churchland in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.