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The neuron doctrine in psychiatry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 1999

Christian Perring
Affiliation:
Philosophy and Religious Studies, Dowling College, Oakdale, NY 11769 perring@dowling.edu www.angelfire.com/ny/metapsychology

Abstract

Gold & Stoljar's target article is important because it shows the limitations of neurobiological theories of the mind more powerfully than previous philosophical criticisms, especially those that focus on the subjective nature of experience and those that use considerations from philosophy of language to argue for the holism of the mental. They use less controversial assumptions and clearer arguments, the conclusions of which are applicable to the whole of neuroscience. Their conclusions can be applied to psychiatry to argue that, contrary to many researchers' assumptions, the approaches to both understanding and treating mental disorders must be interdisciplinary.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
© 1999 Cambridge University Press

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