The matter of the mind : philosophy, physics, and music /
"The Matter of the Mind" focuses on the mind-body problem. Such a problem should be viewed not as a philosophical or metaphysical problem, but as a cognitive one. What needs to be accounted for is a representation of how the interaction of the mind and brain can become more intelligible. T...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[Bradford, UK] :
Ethics International Press,
[2025].
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| Summary: | "The Matter of the Mind" focuses on the mind-body problem. Such a problem should be viewed not as a philosophical or metaphysical problem, but as a cognitive one. What needs to be accounted for is a representation of how the interaction of the mind and brain can become more intelligible. The author proposes that science can provide such a representation, especially the contemporary physics of string theory. String theory offers a new conception of matter, allowing a passage of matter to the mind without the difficulties imposed by a traditional/common sense corpuscular conception of material objects. In other words, string theory will enable us to conceive of a continuum between matter and the mind. There is no discontinuity between them once we abandon the visual perception-based description of matter, depicting it as solidity, impenetrability and extension in space. |
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| Physical Description: | xxix, 133 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [130]-133. |
| ISBN: | 9781804418369 1804418366 |