Tag: Aristotle (on perception)

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November 7, 2021

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Medicine and Health, Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind

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Aristotle (on perception), Basal ganglia, Brain stem (and mind), Conception (of abstract concepts), Consciousness (not in brain), Featured, Hidden Spring (book), Mark Solms, Michael Egnor, Prefrontal cortex (and mind), Science (classical definition), Sigmund Freud, Soul (parts of the soul), Theology Unleashed, Unconscious (book), unconscious mind}

2. Neurosurgeon and Neuropsychologist Agree: Brain Is Not Mind

_{Michael Egnor tells Mark Solms: Neuroscience didn’t help him understand people; quite the reverse, he had to understand people, and minds, to make sense of neuroscience} _{News

November 7, 2021

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Recently, distinguished South African neuropsychologist Mark Solms discussed the real state of brain research with Stony brook neurosurgeon Michael Egnor at Theology Unleashed (October 22, 2021). In the first portion, Solms, author of The Hidden Spring (2021), proposed in his opening statement that “the source of consciousness in the brain is in fact in the brain stem,” not the cerebral cortex, as is almost universally assumed. Dr. Egnor now responds that his clinical experience supports that view — and also the view that the mind is not simply “what the brain does” as some popular neuroscientists claim: A partial transcript, notes, and links to date follow: Arjuna [host]: And now, Michael, could you give a brief explanation of your views? Read More ›

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August 5, 2021

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Philosophy of Mind

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Aristotle (on perception), Arjuna Das, Cartesian theater of the mind, Daniel Dennett, David Hume, Epistemology (origin), Featured, Homunculus (philosophical term), Immanuel Kant, John Locke, Michael Egnor, Perception (philosophical theories), Thomas Aquinas (on meaning), Thomas Aquinas (on perception), Vedic philosophy}

How Philosopher John Locke Turned Reality Into Theatre

_{His “little theater in the mind” concept means that you can’t even know that nature exists. It may just be a movie that’s being played in front of your eyes} _{News

August 5, 2021

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Neurosurgeon Michael Egnor did a recent podcast with Arjuna Das at Theology Unleashed, “where Eastern theology meets Western skepticism.” In this segment, they discuss the way in which theories of perception that began in the early modern era (17thcentury on) led to doubt about our ability to perceive reality. Here is a partial transcript and notes for the forty-seven to fifty-seven minute mark: The Cartesian theater of the mind Arjuna Das: This is one of [the Vedic] arguments against the brain explaining consciousness. By the time it reaches the end stages of its processing, you have about 20 pixels worth of data. So the information that comes from your senses gives you reference points and then your sensors actually are Read More ›