We began the course

在这门课刚开始的时候
by talking about one of the foundational ideas of modern psychology.

我们讨论过一个现代心理学的基本观点
This is what Francis Crick described as

弗兰西斯·克里克称之为
"The Astonishing Hypothesis,"

"惊人的假说"
the idea that our mental life,

我们的心理活动
our consciousness, our morality,

我们的意识我们的道德观念
our capacity to make decisions and judgments

我们做出决定和判断的能力
is the product of a material physical brain.

皆由一个物质的生理大脑所产生