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David Bowie is not a case for talking about brain surgery

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 10:29 am
by Hobbes' Choice
https://philosophynow.org/issues/118/Wi ... e_stand_up

I found this article very disappointing. It's based on a thought experiment about in impossible brain surgery; and talks about the outcomes which are naturally unknowable.
It using this to talk about a completely different type of identity question; that of David Bowie's dramatic creation of his on stage characters.

Re: David Bowie is not a case for talking about brain surgery

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 9:21 pm
by Harbal
Hobbes' Choice wrote:https://philosophynow.org/issues/118/Wi ... e_stand_up

I found this article very disappointing. It's based on a thought experiment about in impossible brain surgery; and talks about the outcomes which are naturally unknowable.
It using this to talk about a completely different type of identity question; that of David Bowie's dramatic creation of his on stage characters.
A completely pointless article. As far as I can see, the incorporation of David Bowie is just an attempt to make what would have otherwise been a mind numbing piece of writing interesting.

Re: David Bowie is not a case for talking about brain surgery

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 12:02 am
by Hobbes' Choice
Harbal wrote:
Hobbes' Choice wrote:https://philosophynow.org/issues/118/Wi ... e_stand_up

I found this article very disappointing. It's based on a thought experiment about in impossible brain surgery; and talks about the outcomes which are naturally unknowable.
It using this to talk about a completely different type of identity question; that of David Bowie's dramatic creation of his on stage characters.
A completely pointless article. As far as I can see, the incorporation of David Bowie is just an attempt to make what would have otherwise been a mind numbing piece of writing interesting.
I think you have the nail on the head.

Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2017 10:05 am
by TSBU
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Re: David Bowie is not a case for talking about brain surgery

Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2017 12:04 am
by GreatandWiseTrixie
i found the article to be dissapointing and a waste of time also.

it is much ado about nothing.
I think we all want to know whether or not consciousness would enter which brain and why.

And we want real science.
Litterally cutting someones brain in half and then interviewing them.
Its like you want substance in a movie. Movies aren't made for free. They require actual substance, work put into them. Not just words and a screenwrite.

Re: David Bowie is not a case for talking about brain surgery

Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2017 2:54 am
by Dalek Prime
The surgery destroyed the brain, and therefore no one exists. End of story.

Re: David Bowie is not a case for talking about brain surgery

Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2017 12:59 am
by -1-
If anyone wanted to properly marry brain salad surgery to pop/rock music, then it ought to have featured Emerson, Lake and Palmer.