> The mind consists of atoms and molecules.
This is a type error. It's like saying the number 3 is made of atoms and molecules, or Wednesday is made of atoms and molecules.
Re:The Best Books on the Philosophy of Mind
by mr_toad on Sunday March 18, 2018 @10:34PM
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The concept of a mind is not the same as an instance of a particular mind, any more than a algorithm is the same as a running process, or the idea of 3 is the same as a set of logic gates designed to represent a 3 in binary.
Mistaking our own internal representation of our own mind (our consciousness) for our actual mind is what Dennit is arguing against.
The mind consists of atoms and molecules. All of the physics relevant to chemistry is known [0].
[0] 10.1021/cr200042e