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 ›
The_Doctor Type post Author Daniel Witt Date September 9, 2024 CategoriesEvolutionIntelligent DesignMetaphysics Tagged , algorithms, amino acids, Aristotle, causation, chickens, evolution, Evolution “On Purpose”, evolutionary theorists, explanations, final cause, G.K. Chesterton, human body, intelligent design, laws of physics, life, materialism, Mereology, Mona Lisa, oncologists, purpose, purposefulness, quantum physics, science of purpose, screwdriver, Stephen J. Iacoboni, Stuart Kauffman, supernatural, Thomas Aquinas, universe Theist Doctor, Materialist Doctor Daniel Witt September 9, 2024 Evolution, Intelligent Design, Metaphysics 16 To be a good medical doctor, you have to treat the human body as if its parts have purpose and function. There’s really no way around it. Read More ›
Moreland Type post Author Peter Biles Date May 19, 2023 CategoriesMetaphysicsNeuroscience & MindPhilosophy Tagged , Biola University, body, Center for Science and Culture, consciousness, Discovery Institute, dualism, hylomorphism, J.P. Moreland, materialism, Mereology, panpsychism, philosophy of mind, soul, substance dualism, The Substance of Consciousness, Thomism, University of Texas Coming Soon: The Ultimate Defense of Substance Dualism Peter Biles May 19, 2023 Metaphysics, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy 3 J. P. Moreland has written prolifically on the soul and the mind/body issue in the past. In this great volume, his views are cogently articulated and defended. 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, holism, immaterial, 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 ›
