Consciousness, law of nature, and nomological determinism
September 28, 2018 preprint DOI: 10.31219/osf.io/h5jsm (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
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| Key points | Argues that nomological determinism entails that everything, including the brain and consciousness, follows natural law, and therefore that free will does not exist. The author acknowledges that scientific findings about consciousness are still insufficient but proposes that consciousness is a natural phenomenon governed by natural law. |
Abstract
Nomological determinism does not mean everything is predictable. It just means everything follows the law of nature. And the most important thing Is that the brain and consciousness follow the law of nature. In other words, there is no free will. Without life, brain and consciousness, the world follows law of nature, that is clear. The life and brain are also part of nature, and they follow the law of nature. This is due to scientific findings. There are not enough scientific findings for consciousness yet. But I think that the consciousness is a nature phenomenon, and it also follows the law of nature.