The Problem of the Unbridgeable Ontological Gap Between the Brain and Our Private Experiences in Wittgensteinian Terms

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  • Nara Figueiredo University of São Paulo

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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2318-8863.discurso.2019.159310

Palabras clave:

Expression, Language, Representation, Analogy, Experience

Resumen

The paper argues that the common notion that there is a gap between a physical scope, namely, brain processes, and something immaterial such as private experiences is an illusion provoked by the conceptual conflicts of our understanding. In order to overcome this illusion, it is necessary to clarify the foundations and implications of the uses of key concepts in the cognitive field.

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2019-06-24

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Figueiredo, N. (2019). The Problem of the Unbridgeable Ontological Gap Between the Brain and Our Private Experiences in Wittgensteinian Terms. Discurso, 49(1), 185-203. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2318-8863.discurso.2019.159310