2560px-Land_planarian_(21248664896) Type post Author Daniel Witt Date February 28, 2025 CategoriesBiologyEngineeringMathematicsMetaphysics Tagged , a priori, abstract objects, Andreas Wagner, Daniel Dennett, David Deutsch, Discovery Institute, DNA, emergence, flatworms, frogs, Günter Bechly, Harvard University, material world, materialism, Max Tegmark, Mereology, Michael Levin, morphogenesis, mysticism, naturalism, philosophy of biology, physical world, physicalism, Platonism, Platonists, Richard Sternberg, Roger Penrose, secondary qualities, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, teleology, Tufts University, universals, University of Zurich, Werner Heisenberg Biologist Michael Levin: A Farewell to Physicalism Daniel Witt February 28, 2025 Biology, Engineering, Mathematics, Metaphysics 15 Levin proposes a “radical Platonist view in which some of the causal input into mind and life originates outside the physical world.” Read More ›
brain-with-blood-isolated-on-black-background-with-clipping-309353382-stockpack-adobestock Type post Author Michael Egnor Date October 20, 2014 CategoriesMetaphysicsNeuroscience & Mind Tagged , __nedited, abstract objects, analogy, brains, consciousness, dualism, emotions, materialism, mathematics, Mereology, propositions, Reductionism "Are We Really Conscious?": A Reply to Dr. Graziano’s Brain Michael Egnor October 20, 2014 Metaphysics, Neuroscience & Mind 12 It is sloppy to use dubious metaphors to describe brains or people. It is egregious to actually believe those metaphors. Read More ›
