Baker, David John (2010) ``The Experience of Left and Right'' Meets the Physics of Left and Right. [Preprint]

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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
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Baker, David John
Additional Information:	Forthcoming in NOUS.
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:	23 Sep 2010
Last Modified:	07 Oct 2010 15:20
Item ID:	5555
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Symmetries/Invariances Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory Specific Sciences > Physics
Date:	September 2010
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/5555

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