Quantum Physics Meets the Philosophy of Mind: New Essays on the Mind-Body Relation in Quantum-Theoretical Perspective

Published by De Gruyter 2014

Quantum Physics Meets the Philosophy of Mind

New Essays on the Mind-Body Relation in Quantum-Theoretical Perspective

Edited by: Antonella Corradini and Uwe Meixner

Volume 56 in the series Philosophische Analyse / Philosophical Analysis

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110351064

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About this book

Quantum physics, in contrast to classical physics, allows non-locality and indeterminism in nature. Moreover, the role of the observer seems indispensable in quantum physics. In fact, quantum physics, unlike classical physics, suggests a metaphysics that is not physicalism (which is today’s official metaphysical doctrine). As is well known, physicalism implies a reductive position in the philosophy of mind, specifically in its two core areas, the philosophy of consciousness and the philosophy of action. Quantum physics, in contrast, is compatible with psychological non-reductionism, and actually seems to support it. The essays in this book explore, from various points of view, the possibilities of basing a non-reductive philosophy of mind on quantum physics. In doing so, they not only engage with the ontological and epistemological aspects of the question but also with the neurophysiological ones.

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Antonella Corradini, Catholic University of Milan, Italy; Uwe Meixner, University of Augsburg, Germany.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I: Quantum Physics and the Mind
Quantum Physics and Philosophy of Mind Henry P. Stapp Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	5
Of Quantum Physics and DOMINDARs Uwe Meixner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
Quantum Mechanics and Intentionality Godehard Brüntrup Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	35
Quantum Physics and the Fundamentality of the Mental Antonella Corradini Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
Quantum Mechanics and Dualism Jeffrey A. Barrett Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	65
Part II: Quantum Physics, Consciousness, Agency, and Free Will
Consciousness in the quantum world: An Indian perspective Ulrich Mohrhoff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
Consciousness, free will and quantum brain biology – The ‘Orch OR’ theory Stuart Hameroff Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
Physics, Free Will, and Temporality in the Open World Massimo Pauri Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
Quantum Physics, Action and Free Will: How Might Free Will be Possible in a Quantum Universe? Robert Kane Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
Quantum Stochasticity and (the End of) Neurodeterminism Peter Jedlicka Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
Name Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
Subject Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
The Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Academics, Libraries, Institutes
Pages
- Front matter: 8
- Main content: 210
Keywords: Theory of consciousness; theory of action; anti-reductionism

eBook

Published: August 19, 2014
ISBN: 9783110351064

Hardcover

Published: August 25, 2014
ISBN: 9783110350746

Paperback

Published: June 26, 2017
ISBN: 9783110554731