The 21 st Century Mind-Body Problem
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 24029286 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carrie Figdor (0000-0002-1005-4104, University of Iowa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 1-17 |
| Publication date | 2026-08-10 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8248 • E-ISSN: 1539-767X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/psa.2026.10274 |
| OpenAlex | W7202092090 |
| Language | EN |
This paper articulates how recent advances in comparative behavioral and biological research are changing the nature of the mind/body problem from a human mind/human body problem to a problem of conceptualizing and organizing diverse types of minds in a hierarchical relational structure that is non-contingently related to phylogeny. It also discusses the impact of this refinement on our assessments of modal claims about possible artificial (AI) consciousness.
Comparative research · Modal · Natural (archaeology) · Action Observation and Synchronization · Embodied and Extended Cognition · Philosophy and Theoretical Science
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |