Descartes Type post Author Stephen J. Iacoboni Date December 4, 2023 CategoriesEvolutionIntelligent DesignMetaphysicsPhilosophy Tagged , Cartesian dualism, dualism, Immanuel Kant, integration, John Searle, purpose, René Descartes, res cogitans, res extensa, science of purpose, scientific advance, scientism, Thomas Aquinas How to Overcome Scientism Stephen J. Iacoboni December 4, 2023 Evolution, Intelligent Design, Metaphysics, Philosophy 3 Descartes is one of the founding fathers of Western science. And the conversion from medieval scholasticism to Cartesian dualism propelled science dramatically. Read More ›
brain Type post Author Michael Egnor Date March 8, 2023 CategoriesBiologyChemistryEvolutionMetaphysicsNeuroscience & MindPhysics Tagged , appetite, brain, Brown University, Cartesian dualism, Christianity, consciousness, emotion, evolution, eye, intellect, Kenneth Miller, materialism, memory, mind-brain problem, neuroscience, perception, René Descartes, res cogitans, res extensa, Roman Catholic, sensations, soul, The Human Instinct, Thomas Aquinas Kenneth Miller on Consciousness and Evolution Michael Egnor March 8, 2023 Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Metaphysics, Neuroscience & Mind, Physics 8 Despite Miller's claims, neither human reason nor free will evolved because neither is generated by material processes. Read More ›
emergence Type post Author Michael Egnor Date January 22, 2018 CategoriesMetaphysicsNeuroscience & MindPhilosophy Tagged , __k-review, Aristotle, brain, Cartesian dualism, emergence, Houdini, hylemorphism, materialism, matter, mind, neurons, neurotransmitters, ontology, res cogitans, res extensa, soul, Thomism, water “Emergence” and the Soul Michael Egnor January 22, 2018 Metaphysics, Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy 9 Emergence, as a perceptual surprise, can’t explain the mind because emergence presupposes the mind. Read More ›
René Descartes Type post Author Michael Egnor Date July 20, 2017 CategoriesBiologyMetaphysicsNeuroscience & MindPhysical SciencesPhysicsScience Tagged , __edited, Adam Frank, Aristotle, Cartesian dualism, David Klinghoffer, electron, materialism, neuroscience, René Descartes, res cogitans, res extensa What Is Matter? The Materialist Perspective Michael Egnor July 20, 2017 Biology, Metaphysics, Neuroscience & Mind, Physical Sciences, Physics, Science 6 Materialism isn’t really a metaphysical theory. It’s just a mistake. It’s a woefully inadequate understanding of nature. Read More ›
