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Intentionality in Living Systems: What Does It Mean?

One historically dominant position on intentionality has been the Brentano thesis, proffered by 19th-century German philosopher and psychologist Franz Brentano. Read More ›
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Leading Neuroscientist Wavers on Physical View of Consciousness

"Consciousness cannot be explained only within the framework of space and time and energy, but we need to postulate something additional — experience.” Read More ›
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Artificial General Intelligence: The Poverty of the Stimulus

It doesn’t even matter if the child is blind, deaf, or both. Barring developmental disorders (such as some forms of autism), the child can learn language. Read More ›
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It’s Becoming Clearer that the Mind Is Not the Brain

The “science of consciousness” not only has no workable materialist theory but it’s unclear what such a theory should look like or explain. Read More ›
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Inexperienced painter painted having problems, The concept of working problems.
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What Is Consciousness?

René Descartes in the 17th century created the Hard Problem of consciousness, out of whole cloth. Read More ›
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The Mind and Materialist Superstition

Consider the six characteristics of the mind, generally accepted by materialist and non-materialist scientists and philosophers. Read More ›

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