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Patricia Smith Churchland (born 16 July 1943) is a Canadian-American analytic philosopher noted for her contributions to neurophilosophy and the philosophy of mind. She is UC President's Professor of Philosophy Emerita at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), where she has taught since 1984.
Patricia Smith Churchland (* 16. Juli 1943 in Oliver, British Columbia) ist eine kanadische Philosophin. Sie arbeitet überwiegend in den Bereichen Philosophie des Geistes und Neurophilosophie. Ein weiteres Forschungsgebiet ist die Neuroethik .
For decades, Patricia Churchland has contributed to the fields of philosophy of neuroscience, philosophy of the mind and neuroethics. Her research has centered on the interface between neuroscience and philosophy with a current focus on the association of morality and the social brain.
8. Juli 2019 · Neurophilosopher Patricia Churchland argues that our conscience and political attitudes are rooted in our evolutionary history and brain chemistry. She explains her theory and responds to critics in this Vox interview.
- Sigal Samuel
17. Juli 2013 · Patricia Churchland is the doyenne of neurophilosophers. She believes, as I do, that to understand the mind, one must understand the brain, using evidence from neuroscience to refine concepts...
- Chris Frith
- c.frith@ucl.ac.uk
- 2013
A story from Pat. Neurophilosophy – the idea that the nature of mental processes such as decision-making, problem-solving and so forth were supported by neurobiological mechanisms – was more or less inevitable, given the progress in neuroscience in the 1970’s. This progress revealed many links between higher functions, including ...
28. Mai 2019 · A book review by Nicholas A. Christakis of a philosophical exploration of the neurobiology of conscience. The review praises Churchland's argument that conscience is a social capacity that evolved from attachment and caring, and criticizes her critique of moral philosophy.
