Ghosts In The Machine – Tiny Drops (Photography)
The classic phrase that captures the intuition we all have about dualism is the ghost in the machine. It’s a soul, or a Cartesian homunculus that is somehow operating this body. It is the meaner and intender of all of our actions.
Philosophy and science have long since discredited this idea, but they haven’t replaced it with an adequately satisfying alternative model. Dan Dennett, in his book Consciousness Explained proposes a model that is appealing, but its a long moderately technical read. Perhaps meditating on the infeasibility of the dualist view is the best way to cure humanity of this unhelpful folk psychology concept.
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