Tag: brain states
Are Memories “Stored” in the Brain?
The answer has implications both for neuroscience and for our deeper understanding of the mind-body relationship.
Could Laws of Nature Give Rise to Platonic Forms?
Biologist Michael Denton’s structuralist view says that underlying structural principles govern the form of living things.
Why Free Will Denial Is Self-Refuting
The only “scientific” basis for the denial of free will is determinism, the theory that every change in nature is determined prior to its occurrence.
Does Science Disprove Free Will? A Physicist Says No
Marcelo Gleiser notes that the mind is not a solar system with strict deterministic laws.
Fine-Tuning, Free Will — Now We’ve Got Two Challenges for Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder
She acknowledges that she is speaking from outside one relevant field. Can you really use physics to deny free will while ignoring neuroscience?