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Sidharta Chatterjee - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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on the matter of Mind as something proximately Immaterial Mind in the auenonic space
2013Co-Authors: Sidharta ChatterjeeAbstract:In between the unending debate over the issue of whether if Mind is material or not, there remain enough confusion regarding the material nature of consciousness and over how Mind couples with the brain. The reductionist theorists seek for material identity of consciousness, claiming that it might be possible to create artificial Mind which would rely on the material foundations of matter, whereas, the dualists claim for the opposite. Touching on the foundations of this Mind-brain problem, this paper proposes, considering the viewpoints of both the dualists and monists, that mental states and conscious awareness could be assumed to be something as proximately Immaterial, as a new-fangled version of the old-contingent Immaterialism, and wherein my disposition is much reliant on the Kantian Philosophy. The paper further proposes that the concept of dualism is ― somewhat misconstrued, and proposes a hypothetical space for wherein our Mind is born and takes up spatiality ― the “auenon.”
Blusiewicz Tomasz - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Free will and (in)determinism in the brain: a case for naturalized philosophy
2020Co-Authors: Vervoort Louis, Blusiewicz TomaszAbstract:In this article we study the question of free will from an interdisciplinary angle, drawing on philosophy, neurobiology and physics. We start by reviewing relevant neurobiological findings on the functioning of the brain, notably as presented in (Koch 2009); we assess these against the physics of (in)determinism. These biophysics findings seem to indicate that neuronal processes are not quantum but classical in nature. We conclude from this that there is little support for the existence of an Immaterial ‘Mind’, capable of ruling over matter independently of the causal past. But what, then, can free will be ? We propose a compatibilist account that resonates well with neurobiology and physics, and that highlights that free will comes in degrees – degrees which vary with the conscious grasp the ‘free’ agent has over his actions. Finally, we analyze the well-known Libet experiment on free will through the lens of our model. We submit this interdisciplinary investigation as a typical case of naturalized philosophy: in our theorizing we privilege assumptions that find evidence in science, but our conceptual work also suggests new avenues for research in a few scientific disciplines
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Free will and (in)determinism in the brain: a case for naturalized philosophy
2020Co-Authors: Vervoort Louis, Blusiewicz TomaszAbstract:In this article we study the question of free will from an interdisciplinary angle, drawing on philosophy, neurobiology and physics. We start by reviewing relevant neurobiological findings on the functioning of the brain, notably as presented in (Koch 2009); we assess these against the physics of (in)determinism. These biophysics findings seem to indicate that neuronal processes are not quantum but classical in nature. We conclude from this that there is little support for the existence of an Immaterial ‘Mind’, capable of ruling over matter independently of the causal past. But what, then, can free will be ? We propose a compatibilist account that resonates well with neurobiology and physics, and that highlights that free will comes in degrees – degrees which vary with the conscious grasp the ‘free’ agent has over his actions. Finally, we analyze the well-known Libet experiment on free will through the lens of our model. We submit this interdisciplinary investigation as a typical case of naturalized philosophy: in our theorizing we privilege assumptions that find evidence in science, but our conceptual work also suggests new avenues for research in a few scientific disciplines.; En este artículo estudiamos la cuestión del libre albedrío desde una perspectiva interdisciplinar, combinando filosofía, neurobiología y física. Comenzamos revisando hallazgos relevantes en neurobiología acerca del funcionamiento del cerebro, en especial los presentados en (Koch, 2009); estos resultados son evaluados en relación con la física del (in)determinismo. Tales hallazgos en biofísica parecen indicar que los procesos neuronales no son de naturaleza cuántica, sino clásica. De aquí concluimos que hay poco apoyo a la existencia de una ‘mente’ inmaterial, capaz de gobernar la materia independientemente del pasado causal. Pero, ¿en qué puede consistir entonces el libre albedrío? Planteamos una propuesta compatibilista que concuerda con la neurobiología y la física, y en la que se destaca que el libre albedrío se da en grados, dependiendo de la comprensión consciente que el agente ‘libre’ tenga de sus acciones. Finalmente, analizamos el famoso experimento de Libet sobre el libre albedrío desde la perspectiva de nuestro modelo. Presentamos esta investigación interdisciplinar como un ejemplo típico de filosofía naturalizada: en nuestro teorizar privilegiamos asunciones con apoyo en la evidencia científica, aunque nuestro trabajo conceptual también sugiere nuevos caminos para la investigación en varias disciplinas científicas
Vervoort Louis - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Free will and (in)determinism in the brain: a case for naturalized philosophy
2020Co-Authors: Vervoort Louis, Blusiewicz TomaszAbstract:In this article we study the question of free will from an interdisciplinary angle, drawing on philosophy, neurobiology and physics. We start by reviewing relevant neurobiological findings on the functioning of the brain, notably as presented in (Koch 2009); we assess these against the physics of (in)determinism. These biophysics findings seem to indicate that neuronal processes are not quantum but classical in nature. We conclude from this that there is little support for the existence of an Immaterial ‘Mind’, capable of ruling over matter independently of the causal past. But what, then, can free will be ? We propose a compatibilist account that resonates well with neurobiology and physics, and that highlights that free will comes in degrees – degrees which vary with the conscious grasp the ‘free’ agent has over his actions. Finally, we analyze the well-known Libet experiment on free will through the lens of our model. We submit this interdisciplinary investigation as a typical case of naturalized philosophy: in our theorizing we privilege assumptions that find evidence in science, but our conceptual work also suggests new avenues for research in a few scientific disciplines
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Free will and (in)determinism in the brain: a case for naturalized philosophy
2020Co-Authors: Vervoort Louis, Blusiewicz TomaszAbstract:In this article we study the question of free will from an interdisciplinary angle, drawing on philosophy, neurobiology and physics. We start by reviewing relevant neurobiological findings on the functioning of the brain, notably as presented in (Koch 2009); we assess these against the physics of (in)determinism. These biophysics findings seem to indicate that neuronal processes are not quantum but classical in nature. We conclude from this that there is little support for the existence of an Immaterial ‘Mind’, capable of ruling over matter independently of the causal past. But what, then, can free will be ? We propose a compatibilist account that resonates well with neurobiology and physics, and that highlights that free will comes in degrees – degrees which vary with the conscious grasp the ‘free’ agent has over his actions. Finally, we analyze the well-known Libet experiment on free will through the lens of our model. We submit this interdisciplinary investigation as a typical case of naturalized philosophy: in our theorizing we privilege assumptions that find evidence in science, but our conceptual work also suggests new avenues for research in a few scientific disciplines.; En este artículo estudiamos la cuestión del libre albedrío desde una perspectiva interdisciplinar, combinando filosofía, neurobiología y física. Comenzamos revisando hallazgos relevantes en neurobiología acerca del funcionamiento del cerebro, en especial los presentados en (Koch, 2009); estos resultados son evaluados en relación con la física del (in)determinismo. Tales hallazgos en biofísica parecen indicar que los procesos neuronales no son de naturaleza cuántica, sino clásica. De aquí concluimos que hay poco apoyo a la existencia de una ‘mente’ inmaterial, capaz de gobernar la materia independientemente del pasado causal. Pero, ¿en qué puede consistir entonces el libre albedrío? Planteamos una propuesta compatibilista que concuerda con la neurobiología y la física, y en la que se destaca que el libre albedrío se da en grados, dependiendo de la comprensión consciente que el agente ‘libre’ tenga de sus acciones. Finalmente, analizamos el famoso experimento de Libet sobre el libre albedrío desde la perspectiva de nuestro modelo. Presentamos esta investigación interdisciplinar como un ejemplo típico de filosofía naturalizada: en nuestro teorizar privilegiamos asunciones con apoyo en la evidencia científica, aunque nuestro trabajo conceptual también sugiere nuevos caminos para la investigación en varias disciplinas científicas
Nicola Luigi Bragazzi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Mind and Cosmos: The Complex Interplay Between Mind, Brain, Gene, Behavior and Environment. Towards an Integrated Conceptual Framework
2019Co-Authors: Nicola Luigi BragazziAbstract:Scientific reductionism - either epistemological (the body of scientific knowledge pertaining a given domain can explain the knowledge of other domains), ontological (the complexity of reality is just given by molecules and their interactions, and nothing more), or methodological (the knowledge of certain phenomena can be explained just taking into account simpler components) - has dominated centuries of scholarly production, discoveries and dissemination. Only recently, multidisciplinary, holistic approaches based on consilience (convergence or concordance of evidence) have emerged, suggesting that reality can be understood in terms of non-linear feedback loops and complex, multifaceted webs of interactions underlying the emergence of consciousness and self, thus overcoming the shortcomings derived from adopting a strict reductionism (mentalism versus physicalism), classical compartmentalization-based approaches or the Cartesian dualism (Immaterial Mind, res cogitans, versus material body, res extensa). The need of more integrated conceptual frameworks explaining the emergence of the self has led to conceiving reality and phenomena not as static, interacting concepts but as complex, dynamic, self-organizing networks and highly adaptive systems. Recently, merging biological and psychological disciplines (ranging from developmental genomics to neurobiology and neuropsychology), the US psychologist and psychotherapist John Arden has elaborated a complex conceptual framework, consisting of i) self-organization, ii) social self and social brain, iii) epigenetics, iv) psycho-neuro-immunology, v) self-regulation and self-maintenance and vi) habits and motivation. This conceptual theory integrates different complexity levels in a coherent framework and appears to be a promising proposal for exploring the emergence of self and consciousness as well as for integrating the different psychotherapeutic approaches available. Obviously, this is only the beginning of a grand theory that can shed light on the relationship between Mind and cosmos, and on the complex interplay between Mind, brain, gene, behavior and environment, leading towards an integrated conceptual framework
Choiriyah Ngismatul - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Rasionalisme Rene Descartes
2018Co-Authors: Choiriyah NgismatulAbstract:Rasionalisme is assumption where Mind is the only resource to overcome truth which is beyond sense. Rene Descarates found method to make realistic philosophic and logic by doubtful everyting or implementing doubtful method which mean doubtful should include all informations we have. According to Descartes Mind is the stand-alone substance in term I think I exist, Mind is Immaterial. Mind is conscious and its character is to think and body is part of matery. Matery character is immensity
