Mind and Matter
arXiv Preprint Archive May 31, 2013 D. M. Appleby preprint
It is argued that the problem of interpreting quantum mechanics, and the philosophical problem of consciousness, both have their roots in the same set of misguided Cartesian assumptions. The confusions underlying those assumptions are analyzed in detail. It is sometimes suggested that quantum mechanics might explain consciousness. That is not the suggestion here. Rather it is suggested that an...
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Consciousness studies
Physics.hist-ph
Mind-body problem
Quantum physics quant-ph
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