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How trivial is the “trivial neuron doctrine”?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 1999

Steven G. Daniel
Steven G. Daniel
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV 89577-0056 daniel@unr.edu
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Abstract

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I argue that Gold & Stoljar's “trivial neuron doctrine” is not in fact trivial. Many familiar positions in the philosophy of mind run afoul of it, and it is unclear that even those whom Gold & Stoljar identify as adherents of the trivial neuron doctrine can be comfortably described as such.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 22 , Issue 5 , October 1999 , pp. 834 - 835
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© 1999 Cambridge University Press