Colin McGinn

List of John Benjamins publications for which Colin McGinn plays a role.

Article

McGinn, Colin 2001 What is it not Like to be a Brain? The Physical Nature of Consciousness, Van Loocke, Philip (ed.), pp. 257–268 | Article

The standard objection to materialism is inverted. It is argued that materialism fails to do justice to the nature of matter; it omits or distorts the distinctive character of physical phenomena. The symmetry of identity plays a crucial role in the argument.