``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.

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.