What constitutes a good theory of mind

摘要: Naturalistic solution to the problem of mind is in agreement with growing number ex- perimental facts. At same time fantastic ideas about general and consciousness particular abound. A lot philosophical efforts devoted solutions non-existing problems. In this paper errors recent discussions thought experiments philosophy are pointed out. Once these recognized identifying global dynamics brain leads simple many problems, including hard consciousness. 1 Understanding dynamical states brain. What does it mean understand? It very much depends on subject person. abstract, intellectual facts seems be quite different than understanding experiential based sensory experience (question 'meaning' has been discussed by Putnam (21, 22) but a line reasoning followed). movement was for two thousand years most challenging problem. Even Kepler still believed harmony spheres intelligent angels pushing planets. Newton his followers that action at distance impossible without treating space itself as an active substance, God's sensorium. Electromagnetic fields mechanical substrate were imagine, since we learn gravitation electromagnetic waves school feeling do not understand largely gone. Do water composed from hydrogen oxygen? believe few hundred ago now seem have problems it. That multiplication negative numbers gives positive answer pronounced "beyond human understanding" great mathematicians XVII century yet children any now. These fairly old rather obvious examples. We 'understand' them now, or least understand, our associations formed during early thinking follows natural way. The curved space-time concept quantum mechanics taught too late remote daily life experiences really understood, although small experts convinced they understand. case such claims controversial, there even more controversial issues: some people "understand" creation Universe Big-Bang out nothing (since vacuum stable), other act supernatural omnipotent being. Some turned off like bulb when electric processes stop working, while imagine their body moved immaterial spirit. find convincing others irrelevant. Why so seemingly normal suddenly convert strange, irrational believes, claiming strong evidence where basic missing? 'understanding' may due rationalization emotional reactions, filtering new depending content. requires fit, partially, existing internal representations. Perhaps structure world view, once created, admits only those elements fit already constructions? Sometimes whole substructures break crumble pressure weight. Are able question deeply ingrained minds age? did take 2000 discover Aristotelian physics solve movement?