Jenann Ismael - Are Brain and Mind the Same Thing?

For the brain and mind to be the same thing, mind must be entirely the output of brain. This means the mind must be the brain—literally, identically. If so, then the physical world is likely all that exists. But if mind and brain are not the same thing, then what? Could there be extra stuff in the physical world? Could reality go beyond the physical? Free access to Closer to Truth's library of 5,000 videos: http://bit.ly/376lkKN Watch more interviews on brain vs mind: https://bit.ly/3aabq1U Jenann T. Ismael is a professor of philosophy at Columbia University and a member of the Foundational Questions Institute Ismael's work has been influential in the scholarship of metaphysics and the philosophy of physics. Register for free at CTT.com for subscriber-only exclusives: http://bit.ly/2GXmFsP Closer to Truth, hosted by Robert Lawrence Kuhn and directed by Peter Getzels, presents the world’s greatest thinkers exploring humanity’s deepest questions. Discover fundamental issues of existence. Engage new and diverse ways of thinking. Appreciate intense debates. Share your own opinions. Seek your own answers.