Sunday, May 12, 2013

Not so far as we can tell …

… Maverick Philosopher: Matter Thinks? (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)


The materialist operates with a conception of matter tied to current physics. On that conception of matter, it is simply unintelligible to to say that brains feel or think. If he nonetheless ascribes mental powers to matter, then he abandons materialism for something closer to panpsychism.

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