For the brain and mind to be the same thing, mind must be entirely the output of brain. This means the mind must be the brain—literally, identically. If so, then the...
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Is free will required for moral responsibility? If a person with a brain tumor breaks the law, should that person be judged by lower standards? It’s a slippery slope,...
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What is the relationship between free will and decision-making, the capacity of individuals to select among options or choices usually based on certain criteria. It would...
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‘Intentionality’ is a philosophical term that describes the elements of mental states that are ‘directed’ at things or ideas—the fact that thinking,...
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I’d like to live forever. Who wouldn’t? But what would living forever mean? What would we do? Almost every religion offers life after death, in one form or...
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‘Theory of mind’ is the realization that other people have minds similar to our own, with all the intentions, machinations, ways of thinking that we have....
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Does everything about a person disappear at death? The body? Sure, it’s gone. The brain? It stops working, then dissolves. But what about awareness? Does our...
Some philosophers and scientists claim that because every event is determined by prior events, including every event in our brains, free will cannot be real. What are the...
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Why is free will one of the hardest problems in philosophy? What are the core issues of free will and why do they seem to defy resolution? Most philosophers are pretty sure...
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Free will is a problem. If it seems obvious that you are perfectly free to choose and decide, then it seems perfectly clear that you do not understand the problem. Free will...
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How does the brain produce the mind? This is one of the most difficult problems in science, because how can physical qualities, no matter how complex and sophisticated,...
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How is it possible that mushy masses of brain cells, passing chemicals and shooting sparks, can cause mental sensations and subjective feelings? How can brain chemistry and...
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