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podcast

Author
Michael Egnor
Date
January 27, 2022

Tagged
Aristotelianism, Bruce Gordon, Franz Brentano, George Berkeley, Idealism, Immanuel Kant, Michael Egnor, N. David Mermin, Near-death experiences, Near-death experiences (distressing), Near-death experiences (evidential), Near-death experiences (prevalence), Near-death experiences (proposed explanations), Near-death experiences (recall), Neuroscience, Pam Reynolds, Plato, Quantum Cheshire cat, Roger Scruton, Roger Sperry, St. Thomas Aquinas, Thomas Aquinas, Thomistic dualism, Werner Heisenberg, Wilder Penfield}

Neuroscience, Quantum Physics, and the Nature of Reality

_{Michael Egnor

January 27, 2022

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Dr. Michael Egnor and Dr. Bruce Gordon discuss quantum mechanics, the nature of reality, idealism and how to interpret the finding of modern neuroscience. Prepare to cover a lot of ground on this Mind Matter News Bingecast. Show Notes 00:00:43 | Introducing Dr. Bruce Gordon 00:02:00 | Idealism 00:03:37 | Plato’s theory of forms 00:05:08 | Kantian idealism 00:09:17 | Read More ›

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podcast

Author
Michael Egnor
Date
April 22, 2021

Tagged
Aristotelianism, Aristotle, Idealism, metaphysics, Near-death experiences, Neuroscience, out-of-body experiences, Plato, soul, Thomas Aquinas, Thomism}

Bruce Gordon on the Meaning of Neuroscience (Part III)

_{Michael Egnor

April 22, 2021

1}

In this third and final episode with Dr. Bruce Gordon, host Michael Egnor picks Gordon’s brain on the overlaps between historical metaphysical perspectives and modern neuroscience. What does St. Thomas Aquinas have to say about metaphysical realities, and how does that compare to Plato’s idealism? Who is right? And what can near-death experiences and other phenomena tell us about the Read More ›