Article ID: CBB001201292

Philosophy's Loss, Neurology's Gain: The Endeavor of John Hughlings-Jackson (2012)

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The year 2011 marked the centenary of the death of one of the founders of British neurology, John Hughlings-Jackson (1835-1911). By common consent he was a great clinician. But he was more. He endeavored to use clinical observations to throw light on one of the great problems of the modern world, the problem of mind. Hughlings-Jackson's daily contact with mentalities warped by neurological disease caused him to ponder deeply the nature of the mind-brain relationship, nowadays often known simply as the "hard problem." In particular, he saw the danger of conflating mind and brain, a danger that has grown greater with the spectacular growth of neuroscientific knowledge during the last century.Although Hughlings-Jackson's neuroscientific thought is long outdated, his philosophic endeavors remain highly instructive. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]

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Authors & Contributors
Chirimuuta, M.
Steinberg, David A.
Michael Swash
Hlade, Josef
Ward, Zina B.
York, George K.
Concepts
Neurosciences
Brain localization
Medicine
Neurology
Psychology
Mind and body
Time Periods
19th century
20th century, early
20th century
Places
Great Britain
London (England)
England
Melbourne (Victoria, Australia)
United States
Netherlands
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