Wrinkles, Wormholes, and Hamlet
... the mind and the body is not a bad way to explain the phenomenon of thinking, the qualia of mental life—and, in fact, has been so useful metaphorically that it has proved to be very difficult to eradicate (leading to “Cartesian Theatre,” the “software/hardware” understanding of mind and brain, etc.) ...
... the mind and the body is not a bad way to explain the phenomenon of thinking, the qualia of mental life—and, in fact, has been so useful metaphorically that it has proved to be very difficult to eradicate (leading to “Cartesian Theatre,” the “software/hardware” understanding of mind and brain, etc.) ...
Animal and Machine Consciousness
... But I believe I do not need to spend much time making the point that although IBM’s “Deep Blue” could beat Kasparov at chess, it is computationally powerful, but the intelligence is in its design. ...
... But I believe I do not need to spend much time making the point that although IBM’s “Deep Blue” could beat Kasparov at chess, it is computationally powerful, but the intelligence is in its design. ...
PDF - AntiMatters
... Charles Honorton and psychologist Diane Ferrari. They carried out what has now become a sophisticated way of assessing bodies of research literature on any phenomenon, a meta-analysis. Honorton and Ferrari looked at all the multiple-choice-type precognition studies published from 1935, when the meth ...
... Charles Honorton and psychologist Diane Ferrari. They carried out what has now become a sophisticated way of assessing bodies of research literature on any phenomenon, a meta-analysis. Honorton and Ferrari looked at all the multiple-choice-type precognition studies published from 1935, when the meth ...
Functionalism According to functionalism, the essential or defining
... make its relational properties the definitive feature of any mental state, functionalism ignores the 'inner' or qualitative nature of our mental states. But their qualitative nature is the essential feature of a great many types of mental state (pain, sensations of color, of temperature, of pitch, a ...
... make its relational properties the definitive feature of any mental state, functionalism ignores the 'inner' or qualitative nature of our mental states. But their qualitative nature is the essential feature of a great many types of mental state (pain, sensations of color, of temperature, of pitch, a ...
Slides
... Theorem 2 Assume that is countable. Let hp; vi and hp ; v i be respectively an agent’s prior and posterior states of mind. Then there exists some partition of such that hp ; v i is obtained from hp; vi by generalised conditioning on this partition. Theory says nothing about how redistribution of pr ...
... Theorem 2 Assume that is countable. Let hp; vi and hp ; v i be respectively an agent’s prior and posterior states of mind. Then there exists some partition of such that hp ; v i is obtained from hp; vi by generalised conditioning on this partition. Theory says nothing about how redistribution of pr ...
Dialogicality and Social Representations
... that in general, they foreground stability as a theoretical concept. However, change is not treated in the same manner. It is worth considering some examples in social psychology. Theories of social perception are based on the idea that humans, in their desire to control and predict the world in whi ...
... that in general, they foreground stability as a theoretical concept. However, change is not treated in the same manner. It is worth considering some examples in social psychology. Theories of social perception are based on the idea that humans, in their desire to control and predict the world in whi ...
Brain and Behavior
... cortex that are not primarily sensory or motor in function Aphasia: Speech disturbance resulting from brain damage ...
... cortex that are not primarily sensory or motor in function Aphasia: Speech disturbance resulting from brain damage ...
emotions, learning and control
... to demonstrate that many of the mind phenomena can be explained from a few basic principles that can be mathematically formulated, which is the essence of the physical theory. Words like mind, thought, imagination, emotion, concept, aesthetics, beauty are not often encountered alongside physics or ...
... to demonstrate that many of the mind phenomena can be explained from a few basic principles that can be mathematically formulated, which is the essence of the physical theory. Words like mind, thought, imagination, emotion, concept, aesthetics, beauty are not often encountered alongside physics or ...
A Defense of Epiphenomenalism
... So far, we considered the scientific evidence for epiphenomenalism. However, scientific experiment or theory could have a hypothetical character. Mere considerations of scientific experiments are not very proper for philosophical investigations. We should also think about other philosophical stances ...
... So far, we considered the scientific evidence for epiphenomenalism. However, scientific experiment or theory could have a hypothetical character. Mere considerations of scientific experiments are not very proper for philosophical investigations. We should also think about other philosophical stances ...
Document
... by the fact that consciousness is turned off during anesthesia, a contusion to the head or states of sleep, yet, the brain keeps on serving homeostatic body functions. Even when MIND-initiating motor-actions are quiescent, testing shows that basic reflex actions still remain. MIND without inputs fro ...
... by the fact that consciousness is turned off during anesthesia, a contusion to the head or states of sleep, yet, the brain keeps on serving homeostatic body functions. Even when MIND-initiating motor-actions are quiescent, testing shows that basic reflex actions still remain. MIND without inputs fro ...
SCIENCE AND RELIGION: Scientific
... crisp,” from illogical to logical. As discussed, all algorithms considered for modeling of cognition since the 1950s have used logic in one way or another for their operations. They cannot explain why initial “imaginations,” top-down signals have to be vague, and they did not model mechanisms, which ...
... crisp,” from illogical to logical. As discussed, all algorithms considered for modeling of cognition since the 1950s have used logic in one way or another for their operations. They cannot explain why initial “imaginations,” top-down signals have to be vague, and they did not model mechanisms, which ...
Session 8. Madness and Wisdom
... Anxiety is crucial to our understanding. We go mad or we become wise depending on our ability to handle it. Munch’s painting of The Scream represents the terrible feeling of anxiety – the sense of doom that comes upon us when we feel something is significantly wrong but we have no idea about what it ...
... Anxiety is crucial to our understanding. We go mad or we become wise depending on our ability to handle it. Munch’s painting of The Scream represents the terrible feeling of anxiety – the sense of doom that comes upon us when we feel something is significantly wrong but we have no idea about what it ...
The Mystery of Consciousness Continues June 9, 2011 John R
... there is no way to understand the sort of self that he describes without supposing that it is already conscious. He frequently uses words like “primordial feeling” and “emotion” to describe the self. It is hard to understand these in a way that does not imply consciousness. This account is therefore ...
... there is no way to understand the sort of self that he describes without supposing that it is already conscious. He frequently uses words like “primordial feeling” and “emotion” to describe the self. It is hard to understand these in a way that does not imply consciousness. This account is therefore ...
Memento`s Revenge: The Extended Mind
... knowledge and dispositional belief. In the present treatment I revisit this argument, defending our strong conclusion against a variety of subsequent observations and objections. In particular, I look at objections that rely on a contrast between the (putatively) intrinsic content of neural symbols ...
... knowledge and dispositional belief. In the present treatment I revisit this argument, defending our strong conclusion against a variety of subsequent observations and objections. In particular, I look at objections that rely on a contrast between the (putatively) intrinsic content of neural symbols ...
2011-10-10 Drup.ta /Tenets Geshe Jampa Tenzin Mind Only School
... partless particle of matter and smallest moment of consciousness. Vaibasheka conventional truth, is a thing which when broken or analysed loses its identity/image eg; pot which has been broken is no longer a pot– so the image can not withstand destruction. Sutra school:- Conventional truth is all pe ...
... partless particle of matter and smallest moment of consciousness. Vaibasheka conventional truth, is a thing which when broken or analysed loses its identity/image eg; pot which has been broken is no longer a pot– so the image can not withstand destruction. Sutra school:- Conventional truth is all pe ...
Artificial Intelligence and Artificial Consciousness
... • 2 views: – strict segregation between science and ethics or normativity: • no ‘ought’ from an ‘is’ – see quote from Poincaré, to follow ...
... • 2 views: – strict segregation between science and ethics or normativity: • no ‘ought’ from an ‘is’ – see quote from Poincaré, to follow ...
neuro-ontological interpretation of spiritual experiences
... approach; even people with an aversion toward New Age, esoteric thinking may accept it. The Institute of Noetic Sciences found in a survey that about 75% of the population had at least one spiritual experience in life, but 75% of individuals employed in the healthcare and those with strong academic ...
... approach; even people with an aversion toward New Age, esoteric thinking may accept it. The Institute of Noetic Sciences found in a survey that about 75% of the population had at least one spiritual experience in life, but 75% of individuals employed in the healthcare and those with strong academic ...
8 - GCP Dot
... unconsciously construct the hypothesis of a physical world in order to account for certain regularities in their sensory experience, but this is only a convenient fiction. The contention that the physical world may be an illusion is logically irrefutable. For instance, you may think you are a human ...
... unconsciously construct the hypothesis of a physical world in order to account for certain regularities in their sensory experience, but this is only a convenient fiction. The contention that the physical world may be an illusion is logically irrefutable. For instance, you may think you are a human ...
Artificial Intelligence and Artificial Consciousness: Continuum or
... can only be in the indicative mood; and truths of experience will also be in that mood. At the foundation of science there is and can be no other possibility. Let the most subtle dialectician try to juggle with these principles howsoever he will; let him combine them, scaffold them one on top of ano ...
... can only be in the indicative mood; and truths of experience will also be in that mood. At the foundation of science there is and can be no other possibility. Let the most subtle dialectician try to juggle with these principles howsoever he will; let him combine them, scaffold them one on top of ano ...
Neurophenomenology and Contemplative Experience
... (Wallace, 2000) has influenced the scientific study of the mind for decades. It has taken over a full century, not a quarter of one, for the science of mind to begin to find its way back to James’ vision of a science of mental life, including ‘the varieties of religious experience’ (James, 1997), wh ...
... (Wallace, 2000) has influenced the scientific study of the mind for decades. It has taken over a full century, not a quarter of one, for the science of mind to begin to find its way back to James’ vision of a science of mental life, including ‘the varieties of religious experience’ (James, 1997), wh ...
Body, Mind and Consciousness: Comparative Reflections Zhihua
... with the physical and physiological knowledge we have today without acknowledging the fact that we are still ignorant of the “physical principle” underlying the mental phenomena. On the other hand, by insisting on non-reductionism, the other camp falls into the extreme of the so-called “dualism,” an ...
... with the physical and physiological knowledge we have today without acknowledging the fact that we are still ignorant of the “physical principle” underlying the mental phenomena. On the other hand, by insisting on non-reductionism, the other camp falls into the extreme of the so-called “dualism,” an ...
Achieving Wellness from the Art of Feng Shui
... The Feng Shui Application • The principles of Feng Shui are meant to be practiced continuously and are founded on the most primitive functions and actions of our planet. • Care should be taken to learn how to interact with not only your body and your mind, but additionally the world around ...
... The Feng Shui Application • The principles of Feng Shui are meant to be practiced continuously and are founded on the most primitive functions and actions of our planet. • Care should be taken to learn how to interact with not only your body and your mind, but additionally the world around ...
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... mental content: thoughts are about something, say white elephants. By our physicalist assumption, thought arises from neural firings. What should neural firings have to do with white elephants? The third is the existence of subjective experience. Why should subjective states exist in the first place ...
... mental content: thoughts are about something, say white elephants. By our physicalist assumption, thought arises from neural firings. What should neural firings have to do with white elephants? The third is the existence of subjective experience. Why should subjective states exist in the first place ...
Mind
A mind /ˈmaɪnd/ is the set of cognitive faculties that enables consciousness, perception, thinking, judgement, and memory—a characteristic of humans, but which also may apply to other life forms.A lengthy tradition of inquiries in philosophy, religion, psychology and cognitive science has sought to develop an understanding of what a mind is and what its distinguishing properties are. The main question regarding the nature of mind is its relation to the physical brain and nervous system – a question which is often framed as the mind–body problem, which considers whether mind is somehow separate from physical existence (dualism and idealism), or the mind is identical with the brain or some activity of the brain, deriving from and/or reducible to physical phenomena such as neuronal activity (physicalism). Another question concerns which types of beings are capable of having minds, for example whether mind is exclusive to humans, possessed also by some or all animals, by all living things, or whether mind can also be a property of some types of man-made machines.Whatever its relation to the physical body it is generally agreed that mind is that which enables a being to have subjective awareness and intentionality towards their environment, to perceive and respond to stimuli with some kind of agency, and to have consciousness, including thinking and feeling.Important philosophers of mind include Mulla Sadra, Plato, Descartes, Leibniz, Kant, Martin Heidegger, John Searle, Daniel Dennett, Thomas Nagel, David Chalmers and many others. The description and definition is also a part of psychology where psychologists such as Sigmund Freud and William James have developed influential theories about the nature of the human mind. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries the field of cognitive science emerged and developed many varied approaches to the description of mind and its related phenomena. The possibility of non-human minds is also explored in the field of artificial intelligence, which works closely in relation with cybernetics and information theory to understand the ways in which human mental phenomena can be replicated by nonbiological machines.The concept of mind is understood in many different ways by many different cultural and religious traditions. Some see mind as a property exclusive to humans whereas others ascribe properties of mind to non-living entities (e.g. panpsychism and animism), to animals and to deities. Some of the earliest recorded speculations linked mind (sometimes described as identical with soul or spirit) to theories concerning both life after death, and cosmological and natural order, for example in the doctrines of Zoroaster, the Buddha, Plato, Aristotle, and other ancient Greek, Indian and, later, Islamic and medieval European philosophers.