But what I'd be interested in seeing is an article which actually challenges the view of the person-as-brain. To a neuroboffin, articles like this one are just charming metaphors, like memes, but don't in the slightest challenges the idea that the brain is doing all the work. I don't really accept that an ideology (like neuro-philosophy) is a closed system. I remain hopeful that it is possible to breach the fabric of the system, to find a loose thread which can be unravelled. Or maybe it is a gradual business that begins with "cultural neuroscience" or something, you know "How culture influences the brain"? How red spots show up on my imaging machine when I think about voting Democrat, etc.
What do people think? Andy Martin Packer wrote:
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