Minds, Science and Metaphysics
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Grant Bartley from Philosophy Now talks to David Papineau, Professor of Philosophy of Science at King's College London, about the philosophy of science, and especially what science says about the link between the mind and the brain. With live music by Alan Stewart and Rosanella DC. First broadcast on 6 December 2011 on Resonance FM.
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