The Pauli–Jung Conjecture and Its Relatives: A Formally Augmented Outline
Open Philosophy October 9, 2020 DOI: 10.1515/opphil-2020-0138 (opens in new tab) via DOAJ
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractThe dual-aspect monist conjecture, originally proposed by Pauli and Jung, is presented in a formal framework to more precisely characterize the relationship between mind and matter. The paper outlines a basic psychophysically neutral reality from which mental and physical aspects derive, along with the correlations connecting these aspects. It compares this framework with other approaches to the mind–matter problem, identifying similarities and differences that may enable cross-fertilization between perspectives.
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| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Dual-aspect monism Exceptional experience Implicate order Meaning Mind |
| Key finding | Proposes that a formal characterization of the Pauli-Jung dual-aspect monist conjecture can clarify its framework of a psychophysically neutral reality with derivative mental and physical aspects. |
Abstract
The dual-aspect monist conjecture launched by Pauli and Jung in the mid-20th century will be couched in somewhat formal terms to characterize it more concisely than by verbal description alone. After some background material situating the Pauli–Jung conjecture among other conceptual approaches to the mind–matter problem, the main body of this paper outlines its general framework of a basic psychophysically neutral reality with its derivative mental and physical aspects and the nature of the correlations that connect these aspects. Some related approaches are discussed to identify key similarities to and deviations from the Pauli–Jung framework that may be useful for cross-fertilization.