tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736980925839884639.post6639837159751391894..comments2023-03-05T16:21:36.212-06:00Comments on That Inscrutable Thing: The Brain That Changes Itself by Norman DoidgeEric Lankehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02955772930132857028noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736980925839884639.post-71413447971083299272011-01-17T20:45:02.616-06:002011-01-17T20:45:02.616-06:00Thanks for the comment, Andre. I agree that Doidge...Thanks for the comment, Andre. I agree that Doidge wasn't necessarily "pushing" dualism in his book. I focused on it so much in my post because the neurologist I met at the conference suggested I read Doidge's book when I asked her about it. Like a lot of people, I think Doidge's book doesn't think very deeply about dualism--it just assumes it in the same sort of way Decartes did.Eric Lankehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02955772930132857028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4736980925839884639.post-34899842512142325672011-01-17T08:27:00.969-06:002011-01-17T08:27:00.969-06:00A great piece of analytic writing on a subject tha...A great piece of analytic writing on a subject that needs to be communicated in clear lay terms. Having read Doidge's book closely I have to say tho'that I did not have the sense that he was pushing duality in any way. His references to mind etc came across as being epiphenomena of the physical brain, though subject to semantic interpretation. Personally, I feel that it is (excuse the pun) a no-brainer to conclude that dualism is unnecessary. After all, we all play games like chess and read books, both of which exhibit an essence way beyond the their material constituents.Andre j Smithhttp://budgie.co.nrnoreply@blogger.com