Tag: intentionality
A Neurosurgeon Pulls Back the Curtain on the Soul
Dr. Michael Egnor tackles provocative ideas, making a case that the human soul exists and that the mind is immortal.
Intentionality in Living Systems: What Does It Mean?
One historically dominant position on intentionality has been the Brentano thesis, proffered by 19th-century German philosopher and psychologist Franz Brentano.
Discerning the Shape of a “New Biology”
Purpose and intentionality permeate and in fact define the living state, in contrast to the inanimate.
Illuminating the Power of Life
That which is unique to life alone, which offers the only valid explanation of irreducible complexity, is the manifestation of goal-directed functional logic.
Leading Neuroscientist Wavers on Physical View of Consciousness
“Consciousness cannot be explained only within the framework of space and time and energy, but we need to postulate something additional — experience.”