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``The Experience of Left and Right'' Meets the Physics of Left and Right

Baker, David John (2009) ``The Experience of Left and Right'' Meets the Physics of Left and Right. [Preprint]

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    Abstract

    I consider an argument, due to Geoffrey Lee, that we can know a priori from the left-right asymmetrical character of experience that our brains are left-right asymmetrical. Lee's argument assumes a premise he calls relationism, which I show is well-supported by the best philosophical picture of spacetime. I explain why Lee's relationism is compatible with left-right asymmetrical laws. I then show that the conclusion of Lee's argument is not as strong or surprising as he makes it out to be.

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    Item Type: Preprint
    Keywords: Incongruent counterparts
    Subjects: Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics
    Specific Sciences > Physics > Symmetries/Invariances
    Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science
    Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory
    Specific Sciences > Physics
    Depositing User: David Baker
    Date Deposited: 15 Sep 2009
    Last Modified: 07 Oct 2010 11:18
    Item ID: 4892
    URI: http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/4892

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