free-will Type post Author Michael Egnor Date July 23, 2018 CategoriesBiologyNeuroscience & MindPhysical SciencesPhysics Tagged , __k-review, Aristotle, artificial intelligence, astrophysics, Big Bang, Brian Greene, determinism, free will, John Bell, machines, materialism, nature, particles, quantum mechanics, quantum theory, Singularity, UC Berkeley, Werner Heisenberg Is Free Will an Illusion? Michael Egnor July 23, 2018 Biology, Neuroscience & Mind, Physical Sciences, Physics 5 if we are wholly matter, and matter is wholly governed by physical law, there is no room for free will. Read More ›
oak tree Type post Author Michael Egnor Date July 21, 2017 CategoriesNeuroscience & MindPhilosophyPhysical SciencesScience Tagged , __edited, Adam Frank, Aristotle, change, convergent evolution, David Klinghoffer, electron, form, intelligibility, materialism, matter, mind-body problem, quantum mechanics, science, Werner Heisenberg What Is Matter? The Aristotelian Perspective Michael Egnor July 21, 2017 Neuroscience & Mind, Philosophy, Physical Sciences, Science 7 Writing here yesterday, I pointed out the problems with materialist metaphysics. Read More ›