The Self and Its Brain (excerpt)

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philosophical text text excerpt

The Self and Its Brain (excerpt) is a passage from the philosophical work by Karl Popper and John Eccles that explores the relationship between consciousness and the physical brain.

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Label	Occurrences
The Self and Its Brain	5
The Self and Its Brain (book)	1
The Self and Its Brain (excerpt) canonical	1

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Target entity: The Self and Its Brain (excerpt)
Context triple: [The Mind’s I, notableWorkIncluded, The Self and Its Brain (excerpt)]

A. The Concept of Mind
The Concept of Mind is a 1949 philosophical work by Gilbert Ryle that critiques Cartesian dualism and introduces the idea of mental concepts as dispositions rather than inner ghostly states.
B. The Discovery of the Mind
The Discovery of the Mind is a seminal work of classical scholarship that explores how ancient Greek literature and thought gave rise to the concept of individual consciousness and self-awareness in Western culture.
C. The Large, the Small and the Human Mind
The Large, the Small and the Human Mind is a philosophical and scientific book exploring the nature of reality, consciousness, and the relationship between quantum mechanics, cosmology, and human understanding.
D. Neuro: The New Brain Sciences and the Management of the Mind
"Neuro: The New Brain Sciences and the Management of the Mind" is a scholarly book that critically examines how contemporary neuroscience reshapes understandings of the mind, behavior, and social governance.
E. The Philosophy of the Self
The Philosophy of the Self is a work by social psychologist and philosopher George Herbert Mead that explores how individual identity emerges through social interaction and symbolic communication.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Self and Its Brain (excerpt)
Target entity description: The Self and Its Brain (excerpt) is a passage from the philosophical work by Karl Popper and John Eccles that explores the relationship between consciousness and the physical brain.

A. The Concept of Mind
The Concept of Mind is a 1949 philosophical work by Gilbert Ryle that critiques Cartesian dualism and introduces the idea of mental concepts as dispositions rather than inner ghostly states.
B. The Discovery of the Mind
The Discovery of the Mind is a seminal work of classical scholarship that explores how ancient Greek literature and thought gave rise to the concept of individual consciousness and self-awareness in Western culture.
C. The Large, the Small and the Human Mind
The Large, the Small and the Human Mind is a philosophical and scientific book exploring the nature of reality, consciousness, and the relationship between quantum mechanics, cosmology, and human understanding.
D. Neuro: The New Brain Sciences and the Management of the Mind
"Neuro: The New Brain Sciences and the Management of the Mind" is a scholarly book that critically examines how contemporary neuroscience reshapes understandings of the mind, behavior, and social governance.
E. The Philosophy of the Self
The Philosophy of the Self is a work by social psychologist and philosopher George Herbert Mead that explores how individual identity emerges through social interaction and symbolic communication.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (29)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	philosophical text ⓘ text excerpt ⓘ
addressesQuestion	Can consciousness be reduced to brain processes? ⓘ How does the self relate to neural activity? ⓘ
author	John C. Eccles ⓘ linked to: John Eccles Karl Popper ⓘ
basedOn	The Self and Its Brain (book) ⓘ linked to: The Self and Its Brain (excerpt)
coAuthor1	Karl Popper ⓘ
coAuthor2	John C. Eccles ⓘ linked to: John Eccles
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
discusses	the relationship between consciousness and the physical brain ⓘ
explores	the nature of subjective experience ⓘ the problem of mind–body interaction ⓘ the relation between mental states and brain states ⓘ
fieldOfStudy	neuroscience ⓘ philosophy of science ⓘ
genre	philosophy ⓘ
hasPerspective	interactionist dualism ⓘ
intendedAudience	students of neuroscience ⓘ students of philosophy ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainTopic	consciousness ⓘ dualism ⓘ interactionism ⓘ mind–brain relationship ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ
partOf	The Self and Its Brain ⓘ linked to: The Self and Its Brain (excerpt)
philosophicalTradition	analytic philosophy ⓘ
relatedWork	The Self and Its Brain ⓘ linked to: The Self and Its Brain (excerpt)

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