CategoryPhilosophy of Mind
What Christof Koch Misunderstands About the Mind and the Brain
In his revealing interview at Closer to Truth, the Allen Institute neuroscientist, though he doubts physicalism, attributed subjective experiences to “brains”
Leading Neuroscientist Wavers on Physical View of Consciousness
On Closer to Truth, Christof Koch said last month, “Consciousness cannot be explained only within the framework of space and time and energy, but we need to postulate something additional”
Are Researchers Taking Mystical Experiences More Seriously Now?
How Quantum Theory Relates To Consciousness
Experimental physicist Rob Sheldon explains the background to Hameroff and Penrose’s contested quantum consciousness theory, which is beginning to be tested
The Theory That Consciousness Is a Quantum System Gains Support
Hameroff and Penrose’s Orch Or Theory sees consciousness as the outcome of a quantum collapse of a wave function
Psychiatrist Looks at Mindfulness From a Christian Perspective
UCLA research psychiatrist Jeffrey Schwartz notes that the word “heart” in the biblical sense means the seat of consciousness, the seat of our spirit
Consciousness Wars Still Simmer, Despite Peacekeeping Efforts
New Findings About Our Mysterious “Second Brain”
Philosopher Explains How We Can Know That Consciousness Is Real
Do People Who Speak Different Languages Think Differently?
For centuries, linguists found that an intriguing, attractive idea but there is no clear evidence for it
Does the Brain Constrain the Mind Instead of Creating It?
There is no systematic, science-based reason today to think that’s not true and plenty of evidence suggests that it is
Can There Really Be an Ultimate Happiness Machine?
Technology can do so much. Can it really provide an answer to the eternal human quest for happiness?
Deciphering the Hidden Meanings of Cave Art
In many cases, there are more dots and lines than animals, which suggests some sort of early information system
A Biochemist Begins To Sense the Limits of Materialism
William Reville seems both confident and uncertain at the same time that science can crack the problem of consciousness
Why Logician Kurt Gödel Believed in Life After Death
He saw human folly as an opportunity to reform and learn, because our souls are immortal whether we like it or not
What Was It Like To Grow Up in the Paleolithic era?
We are learning much about our ancestors’ lives from the less highly publicized finds
A Commonsense Defense of Idealism
Idealism is the most compelling final destination for former dualists, writes Douglas Axe
Great Ideas, Like All Ideas, Are Immaterial in Principle
The main reasons we hear more ideas today is that we are building on basic past ideas plus there are many more human beings and communications systems