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Freya Mathews on Panpsychism


Philosophy of mind forum    1 Replies

Sci, 2018-11-15, 10:26 PM

Panpsychism as Paradigm

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The gist of the argument is that a holistic or cosmological version of panpsychism, according to which the universe as a whole is the ultimate locus of mind, or of mind-‐like properties, can

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Cartwright's The Dappled World: A Study of the Boundaries of Science


Connected science forum (evolution, ID, cosmology, fine-tuning, quantum mechanics)    2 Replies

Sci, 2018-11-15, 09:32 PM

The Dappled World: A Study of the Boundaries of Science

Roger Caldwell introduces us to the untidy but realistic world of philosopher of science Nancy Cartwright

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Runesoup: Talking Tarot and Meaning with T. Susan Chang


Spirituality and magic forum: science and practice    No Replies

Sci, 2018-11-15, 07:28 PM

Talking Tarot and Meaning with T. Susan Chang



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This week we return to one of our most popular topics of conversation... Tarot!

Joining us to do s

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Does Physicalism require Platonism?


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Sci, 2018-11-14, 11:41 PM

Two papers of interest:


One by Susan Scheidner ->

The Problem of the Physical Base

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The most heated debates over physicalism tend to concern the fundamental nature of conscio

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The Consciousness Deniers


Philosophy of mind forum    56 Replies

Sci, 2018-11-14, 10:26 PM

The Consciousness Deniers

by Galen Strawson


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Who are the Deniers? I have in mind—at least—those who fully subscribe to something called “philosophical behaviorism” as well as those who fully subscribe to somethi

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The Life and Work of Rudolf Steiner with Gary Lachman


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Sci, 2018-11-14, 09:44 PM



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Here [Lachman] describes Rudolf Steiner's early work editing the scientific writings of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe as well as his subsequent encounter with the work of Friedrich Nietzsche. Steiner was known as a polymath

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Could consciousness all come down to the way things vibrate?


Consciousness science forum    35 Replies

Sci, 2018-11-14, 09:18 PM

Could consciousness all come down to the way things vibrate?

by Tam Hunt

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Our resonance theory bui

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A Vaccine for Depression?


Consciousness science forum    2 Replies

Sci, 2018-11-14, 09:11 PM

A Vaccine for Depression?

Ketamine’s remarkable effect bolsters a new theory of mental illness.

by Taylor Beck

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Depression is the most common mental illness in the United States, affecting 30 pe

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Do We Actually Experience the Flow of Time?


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Sci, 2018-11-14, 09:01 PM

Do We Actually Experience the Flow of Time?


by Bernardo Kastrup

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Let’s make an analogy with space. Suppose that you suddenly find yourself sitting on the side of a long, straight d

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Apparition of a pet


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Raimo, 2018-11-14, 08:52 PM

Yesterday I was visiting my parents. I was sitting on a bed and I was going to watch a TV-show from my laptop. While I was adjusting the sound level (I didn't  have headphones on my head yet but they were connected, so the laptop was completely silent), I heard the sound of claws scratching the surf

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