Are we just physical things? Or perhaps just mental things? Maybe both? In this video, Alex Byrne (MIT) explains a modern argument due to Saul Kripke for mind-body dualism.
Professor of PhilosophyatMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Alex Byrne is Head of the Department of Linguistics and Philosophy, and Head of the Philosophy Section. His main interests are philosophy of mind (especially perception and consciousness), epistemology (especially self-knowledge), and metaphysics (especially color).
