Baker, David John (2009) ``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 | ||||||
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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 |
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Depositing User: | David Baker | ||||||
Date Deposited: | 15 Sep 2009 | ||||||
Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2010 15:18 | ||||||
Item ID: | 4892 | ||||||
Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Physics > Classical Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Symmetries/Invariances Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science Specific Sciences > Physics > Relativity Theory Specific Sciences > Physics |
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Date: | September 2009 | ||||||
URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/4892 |
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