Paul Austin MurphyMy Nine Essays on Roger PenroseThe following is an abridged version of the Wikipedia entry on Roger Penrose:1d ago1d ago
Paul Austin Murphy“Consciousness is…”The following quotes are only a very-small selection of the hundreds of examples of the “Consciousness is…” statement on social media…2d ago12d ago1
Paul Austin MurphyDo the “Mere Correlations” Between Brain States and Conscious States Imply Identity?[See my ‘Just “Mere Correlations” Between the Brain and Consciousness?’.]3d ago23d ago2
Paul Austin MurphyJust “Mere Correlations” Between the Brain and Consciousness?[See my ‘Do the “Mere Correlations” Between Brain States and Conscious States Imply Identity?’.]4d ago54d ago5
Paul Austin MurphyUniversal Consciousness: Stuart Hameroff’s Fusion of Science and Spiritual PhilosophyI’ve often been criticised for bringing up the religious/spiritual views and motivations of idealist philosophers. (“Why don’t you…Aug 262Aug 262
Paul Austin MurphyMy Twelve Essays on PanpsychismI’m not a panpsychist. Neither am I completely critical. Sure, some expressions of panpsychism strike me as being absurd. Other expressions…Aug 242Aug 242
Paul Austin MurphyNatural Emergence and Evil ReductionismThis essay is a response to ‘Emergence’, by the American theoretical physicist Anthony Garrett Lisi. Lisi argues for something he calls…Aug 22Aug 22
Paul Austin MurphyMy Sixteen Essays on the Philosopher David ChalmersWhy have I written sixteen essays on David Chalmers? I’ve done so because I believe he’s a very-good philosopher… and that’s even though I…Aug 212Aug 212
Paul Austin MurphyOld and New Mysterians: Huxley, Tyndall, Chomsky, McGinn, PinkerThe term “new mysterianism” was coined by the philosopher Owen Flanagan. It usually refers to positions adopted on the hard problem of…Aug 195Aug 195
Paul Austin MurphyDo Mysterians Believe That Science Will Leave the Mysteries Unexplained… Forever?It’s helpful to distinguish two types of mysterian: (1) Those who both yearn for, and depend upon, mysteries. (2) Those who discover what…Aug 175Aug 175