Materialism is the theory that only the physical is real, such that consciousness must be entirely a product of the brain. Materialism is counting on neuroscience to explain consciousness eventually, though this expectation is challenged because mental states seem so radically distinct from brain states. What are the arguments for and against Materialism (like the ‘hard problem’?). Galen John Strawson is a British analytic philosopher and literary critic who works primarily on philosophy of mind

Can Materialism Explain the Mind?