Paul Austin MurphyNeuroscientist Anil Seth Links Panpsychism To Integrated Information Theory(i) Introduction (ii) Integrated Information Theory and Panpsychism (iii) David Chalmers on Conscious Thermostats (iv) Is Information…·9 min read·1 day ago----
Paul Austin MurphyinPaul Austin Murphy’s Essays on PhilosophyAnil Seth: Consciousness ≠ Integrated InformationIntegrated information theorists postulate a literal identity between consciousness and integrated information. The British neuroscientist…·6 min read·4 days ago--1--1
Paul Austin MurphyinPaul Austin Murphy’s Essays on PhilosophyRudolf Carnap: Truth Is Relative to Convention“The conditions of the truth of sentences in a system need not be found outside the system [or convention], but must be provided within…·6 min read·May 25, 2024--4--4
Paul Austin MurphyinPaul Austin Murphy’s Essays on PhilosophyCarlo Rovelli vs Panpsychism: “Each atom must be a proto-cyclist.”“It is like saying that since a bicycle is made of atoms, then each atom must be a proto-cyclist.” — Carlo Rovelli·6 min read·May 22, 2024--4--4
Paul Austin MurphyinPaul Austin Murphy’s Essays on PhilosophyIn 1931, the Philosopher G.F. Stout Hinted at PanpsychismGeorge Frederick Stout (1860–1944) was an English philosopher and psychologist.·3 min read·May 17, 2024----
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Paul Austin MurphyFundamental Scraps of Kant(i) The Unexperienced Soul (ii) The Unperceived Tree (iii) The Antinomies and Experience (iv) Freedom and Causal Necessity (v)…·7 min read·May 13, 2024--4--4
Paul Austin MurphyNecessity and Possibility Are InterdefinableWithin modal logic, necessity and possibility are interdefinable. In other words, we can define (or explain) necessity in terms of…·2 min read·May 10, 2024----
Paul Austin MurphyinPaul Austin Murphy’s Essays on PhilosophySpeaking of Something: On a Causal Theory of ReferenceThis essay is mainly about Keith Donnellan’s paper ‘Speaking of Nothing’, and its defence of a causal theory of reference.·6 min read·May 4, 2024----
Paul Austin MurphyinPaul Austin Murphy’s Best PhotosPaul Austin Murphy’s Best Photos (1)My photography blog.2 min read·May 2, 2024----