Thomas Nagel uses the bat as an illustration of the ability to understand the mind and body operation. Thomas Nagel provides an argument that organisms of different species have a specific viewpoint (Nagel 445). It can get demonstrated by how the organism displays its true character during its time of action in the case of the bat and the mode of behavior. The impartial nature of anything explains how it behaves with the absence of personal analysis. For instance, in the case of lightning, it can get understood without being subjected since the character it portrays is more objective than appearance. The less an object depends on a particular viewpoint the better the description.
The mind-body relationship needs the inclusion of the independent nature of every experience for an individual or an organism to have the required understanding of the mind and body. An example is sound as a wave sensation in the media. The impartial viewpoint lacks consideration of the instinctive or human experience of the sensation. Thomas Nagel still argues that minimizing subjective viewpoint to a specific physical state has not yet been established (Nagel 439). The subjective occurrence is the animal or human perception of an incident and is shown by the organisms’ level of consciousness. The act of consciousness makes the mind-body relationship inflexible. It means that consciousness level cannot get minimized into a simple compound and the mind-body linkage poses a challenge to understand.
Thomas Nagel’s arguments are true and sense-making based on the fact that conscious experience gets demonstrated during action time. The way different things or objects operate gives an understanding of how it works and interrelates with each other. For a specific reason for anything to adapt to a certain activity, it has to be passed through a stimulus. Understanding the different concept about activity and operation of different components there is need for a deeper understanding to get achieved. The view from Thomas Nagel has provided an understanding that the mind-body relationship needs keen observation and analysis, and drawing finer conclusions about the study.
Work Cited
Nagel, Thomas. “What Is It Like To Be A Bat?” The Philosophical Review, vol 83, no. 4, 1974, p. 435-450. JSTOR.