Naturalismo e subjetividade na filosofia da mente de John Searle

Authors

  • Tárik de Athayde Prata Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Keywords:

naturalism, dualism, causal explanation, subjectivity

Abstract

The paper examines if Searle’s naturalistic perspective is compatible with his account of the ontological subjectivity of mind. Ontological subjectivity seems to lead to dualism, keeping Searle’s theory away from physicalism. It gives rise to the question about the compatibility between the way Searle accepts subjectivity and the naturalism. The thesis of the paper is that both are not compatible, because Searle accepts subjectivity based on human conscious experiences and does not provide a scientifically acceptable explanatory framework.

Author Biography

Tárik de Athayde Prata, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Doutor em Filosofia pela Universidade de Heidelberg (Alemanha). Professor Adjunto do Departamento de Filosofia da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE).

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Published

2015-12-14