53 research outputs found

    Participation, organization and mind: toward a participatory worldview

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    The Quest to Solve Problems That Don’t Exist: Thought Artifacts in Contemporary Ontology

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    Questions about the nature of reality and consciousness remain unresolved in philosophy today, but not for lack of hypotheses. Ontologies as varied as physicalism, microexperientialism and cosmopsychism enrich the philosophical menu. Each of these ontologies faces a seemingly fundamental problem: under physicalism, for instance, we have the β€˜hard problem of consciousness,’ whereas under microexperientialism we have the β€˜subject combination problem.’ I argue that these problems are thought artifacts, having no grounding in empirical reality. In a manner akin to semantic paradoxes, they exist only in the internal logico-conceptual structure of their respective ontologies

    An Ontological Solution to the Mind-Body Problem

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    I argue for an idealist ontology consistent with empirical observations, which seeks to explain the facts of nature more parsimoniously than physicalism and bottom-up panpsychism. This ontology also attempts to offer more explanatory power than both physicalism and bottom-up panpsychism, in that it does not fall prey to either the β€˜hard problem of consciousness’ or the β€˜subject combination problem’, respectively. It can be summarized as follows: spatially unbound consciousness is posited to be nature’s sole ontological primitive. We, as well as all other living organisms, are dissociated alters of this unbound consciousness. The universe we see around us is the extrinsic appearance of phenomenality surroundingβ€”but dissociated fromβ€”our alter. The living organisms we share the world with are the extrinsic appearances of other dissociated alters. As such, the challenge to artificially create individualized consciousness becomes synonymous with the challenge to artificially induce abiogenesis

    Can A Quantum Field Theory Ontology Help Resolve the Problem of Consciousness?

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    The hard problem of consciousness arises in most incarnations of present day physicalism. Why should certain physical processes necessarily be accompanied by experience? One possible response is that physicalism itself should be modified in order to accommodate experience: But, modified how? In the present work, we investigate whether an ontology derived from quantum field theory can help resolve the hard problem. We begin with the assumption that experience cannot exist without being accompanied by a subject of experience (SoE). While people well versed in Indian philosophy will not find that statement problematic, it is still controversial in the analytic tradition. Luckily for us, Strawson has elaborately defended the notion of a thin subjectβ€”an SoE which exhibits a phenomenal unity with different types of content (sensations, thoughts etc.) occurring during its temporal existence. Next, following Stoljar, we invoke our ignorance of the true physical as the reason for the explanatory gap between present day physical processes (events, properties) and experience. We are therefore permitted to conceive of thin subjects as related to the physical via a new, yet to be elaborated relation. While this is difficult to conceive under most varieties of classical physics, we argue that this may not be the case under certain quantum field theory ontologies. We suggest that the relation binding an SoE to the physical is akin to the relation between a particle and (quantum) field. In quantum field theory, a particle is conceived as a coherent excitation of a field. Under the right set of circumstances, a particle coalesces out of a field and dissipates. We suggest that an SoE can be conceived as akin to a particleβ€”a SelfOnβ€”which coalesces out of physical fields, persists for a brief period of time and then dissipates in a manner similar to the phenomenology of a thin subject. Experiences are physical properties of selfons with the constraint (specified by a similarity metric) that selfons belonging to the same natural kind will have similar experiences. While it is odd at first glance to conceive of subjects of experience as akin to particles, the spatial and temporal unity exhibited by particles as opposed to fields and the expectation that selfons are new kinds of particles, paves the way for cementing this notion. Next, we detail the various no-go theorems in most versions of quantum field theory and discuss their impact on the existence of selfons. Finally, we argue that the time is ripe for a rejuvenated Indian philosophy to begin tackling the three-way relationship between SoEs (which may become equivalent to jivas in certain Indian frameworks), phenomenal content and the physical world. With analytic philosophy still struggling to come to terms with the complex worlds of quantum field theory and with the relative inexperience of the western world in arguing the jiva-world relation, there is a clear and present opportunity for Indian philosophy to make a worldcentric contribution to the hard problem of experience

    Π₯ардвСрски ΠΏΠΎΡ‚ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΠ³Π½Π°Ρ‚Π° Π²ΠΈΡ€Ρ‚ΡƒΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠ·Π°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜Π° Π½Π° ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΡ˜ΡƒΡ‚Π΅Ρ€ΡΠΊΠΈ систСми

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    Π’ΠΈΡ€Ρ‚ΡƒΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠ·Π°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜Π° Π΅ софтвСрска Ρ‚Π΅Ρ…Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ° со која сС Π΅ΠΌΡƒΠ»ΠΈΡ€Π° Ρ€Π°Π±ΠΎΡ‚Π΅ΡšΠ΅Ρ‚ΠΎ Π½Π° Ρ†Π΅Π»ΠΈΠΎΡ‚ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΡ˜ΡƒΡ‚Π΅Ρ€. Π‘ΠΎ Π½Π΅Π° сС ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΡƒΠ²Π° Π½Π° Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½ Ρ„ΠΈΠ·ΠΈΡ‡ΠΊΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΡ˜ΡƒΡ‚Π΅Ρ€ Π΄Π° Π±ΠΈΠ΄Π°Ρ‚ инсталирани Π½Π΅ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΊΡƒ Π²ΠΈΡ€Ρ‚ΡƒΠ΅Π»Π½ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΡ˜ΡƒΡ‚Π΅Ρ€ΠΈ со инсталирани ΠΎΠΏΠ΅Ρ€Π°Ρ‚ΠΈΠ²ΠΈ систСми ΠΈ соодвСтни Π°ΠΏΠ»ΠΈΠΊΠ°Ρ†ΠΈΠΈ. ΠŸΡ€ΠΈ Ρ‚ΠΎΠ°, инсталиранитС Π²ΠΈΡ€Ρ‚ΡƒΠ΅Π»Π½ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΡ˜ΡƒΡ‚Π΅Ρ€ΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ°Ρ‚ Π΄Π° Π½Π΅ сС Π³Π»Π΅Π΄Π°Π°Ρ‚ ΠΌΠ΅Ρ“Ρƒ сСбС, Π° ΠΎΠΏΠ΅Ρ€Π°Ρ‚ΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΈΠΎΡ‚ систСм кој Π΅ инсталиран ΠΈ сС ΠΈΠ·Π²Ρ€ΡˆΡƒΠ²Π° Π²ΠΎ ΠΎΠΊΠ²ΠΈΡ€ Π½Π° Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΠΎΡ‚ Π²ΠΈΡ€Ρ‚ΡƒΠ΅Π»Π΅Π½ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΡ˜ΡƒΡ‚Π΅Ρ€ Π΅ ΡƒΠ±Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½ Π΄Π΅ΠΊΠ° само Ρ‚ΠΎΡ˜ ΠΈΠΌΠ° сСвкупна ΠΊΠΎΠ½Ρ‚Ρ€ΠΎΠ»Π° Π½Π°Π΄ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΡ˜ΡƒΡ‚Π΅Ρ€ΠΎΡ‚. Π˜Π½ΡΡ‚Π°Π»Π°Ρ†ΠΈΠΈΡ‚Π΅ Π½Π° Π²ΠΈΡ€Ρ‚ΡƒΠ΅Π»Π½ΠΈΡ‚Π΅ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΡ˜ΡƒΡ‚Π΅Ρ€ΠΈ сС ΠΈΠ·Π²Π΅Π΄ΡƒΠ²Π°Π°Ρ‚ Π²ΠΎ Π΄Π°Ρ‚ΠΎΡ‚Π΅ΠΊΠΈ Π½Π° дискот, ΠΏΠ° Π½Π΅ΠΌΠ° ΠΏΠΎΡ‚Ρ€Π΅Π±Π° Π·Π° посСбни ΠΏΠ°Ρ€Ρ‚ΠΈΡ†ΠΈΠΈ. Π’ΠΎ зависност ΠΎΠ΄ ΠΏΠΎΡ‚Ρ€Π΅Π±ΠΈΡ‚Π΅ ΠΈ ΠΎΠ΄ ΠΌΠΎΡœΠ½ΠΎΡΡ‚Π° Π½Π° Ρ„ΠΈΠ·ΠΈΡ‡ΠΊΠΈΠΎΡ‚ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΡ˜ΡƒΡ‚Π΅Ρ€, ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅ Π΄Π° ΠΈΠΌΠ°ΠΌΠ΅ инсталирано Π½Π΅ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΊΡƒ Π²ΠΈΡ€Ρ‚ΡƒΠ΅Π»Π½ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΡ˜ΡƒΡ‚Π΅Ρ€ΠΈ истоврСмСно. Π‘Π΅ Ρ€Π°Π·Π±ΠΈΡ€Π° Π΄Π΅ΠΊΠ° рСсурситС Π½Π° Ρ„ΠΈΠ·ΠΈΡ‡ΠΊΠΈΠΎΡ‚ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΡ˜ΡƒΡ‚Π΅Ρ€ ќС Π±ΠΈΠ΄Π°Ρ‚ Π΄Π΅Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠ΅Ρ“Ρƒ ситС Π²ΠΈΡ€Ρ‚ΡƒΠ΅Π»Π½ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΡ˜ΡƒΡ‚Π΅Ρ€ΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡ€Π°Π΄ΠΈ Ρ‚ΠΎΠ° Π²ΠΈΡ€Ρ‚ΡƒΠ΅Π»Π½ΠΈΡ‚Π΅ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΡ˜ΡƒΡ‚Π΅Ρ€ΠΈ ќС Π±ΠΈΠ΄Π°Ρ‚ Π·Π½Π°Ρ‡ΠΈΡ‚Π΅Π»Π½ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ±Π°Π²Π½ΠΈ Π²ΠΎ ΡΠ²ΠΎΡ˜Π°Ρ‚Π° Ρ€Π°Π±ΠΎΡ‚Π°.Π’ΠΈΡ€Ρ‚ΡƒΠ΅Π»Π½ΠΈΡ‚Π΅ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΡ˜ΡƒΡ‚Π΅Ρ€ΠΈ ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΡƒΠ²Π°Π°Ρ‚ Π΄Π° сС инсталираат Π½Π°Ρ˜Ρ€Π°Π·Π»ΠΈΡ‡Π½ΠΈ ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠ³Ρ€Π°ΠΌΠΈ, Π±Π΅Π· Π³Ρ€ΠΈΠΆΠ° Π΄Π΅ΠΊΠ° Π±ΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Π»ΠΎ Π½Π΅ΡˆΡ‚ΠΎ нСсакано Π΄Π° сС случи со основниот ΠΎΠΏΠ΅Ρ€Π°Ρ‚ΠΈΠ²Π΅Π½ систСм. Π’ΡƒΠΊΠ° Π΅ ΠΈ моТноста Π·Π° ΠΊΡ€Π΅ΠΈΡ€Π°ΡšΠ΅ Π½Π° Π²ΠΈΡ€Ρ‚ΡƒΠ΅Π»Π½Π° ΠΌΡ€Π΅ΠΆΠ° Π·Π° ΠΈΡΠΏΠΈΡ‚ΡƒΠ²Π°ΡšΠ΅ Π½Π° ΠΌΡ€Π΅ΠΆΠ½ΠΈΠΎΡ‚ софтвСр ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎ ΠΈ ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³Ρƒ Π΄Ρ€ΡƒΠ³ΠΈ моТности. ОсвСн Π½Π° пСрсоналнитС ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΡ˜ΡƒΡ‚Π΅Ρ€ΠΈ, Π²ΠΈΡ€Ρ‚ΡƒΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠ·Π°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜Π°Ρ‚Π° сС ΠΈΠ·Π²Π΅Π΄ΡƒΠ²Π° ΠΈ Π½Π° сСрвСритС, Π½ΠΎ Π½Π° ΠΌΠ°Π»ΠΊΡƒ ΠΏΠΎΠΈΠ½Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ² Π½Π°Ρ‡ΠΈΠ½. БСрвСрскиот Ρ…Π°Ρ€Π΄Π²Π΅Ρ€ Π½Π°Ρ˜Ρ‡Π΅ΡΡ‚ΠΎ ΠΈΠΌΠ° Π²Π³Ρ€Π°Π΄Π΅Π½Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π΄Ρ€ΡˆΠΊΠ° Π·Π° хардвСрска Π²ΠΈΡ€Ρ‚ΡƒΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠ·Π°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜Π°, со ΡˆΡ‚ΠΎ Ρ†Π΅Π»Π°Ρ‚Π° Π²ΠΈΡ€Ρ‚ΡƒΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠ·Π°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜Π° сС ΠΎΠ΄Π²ΠΈΠ²Π° ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³Ρƒ ΠΏΠΎΠ±Ρ€Π³Ρƒ ΠΎΡ‚ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΊΡƒ Π½Π° пСрсоналнитС ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΡ˜ΡƒΡ‚Π΅Ρ€ΠΈ. Π₯ардвСрски ΠΏΠΎΡ‚ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΠ³Π½Π°Ρ‚Π°Ρ‚Π° Π²ΠΈΡ€Ρ‚ΡƒΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠ·Π°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜Π° Π½Π΅ Π΅ Π½ΠΎΠ²Π° идСја, Π½ΠΎ со Π½Π΅Ρ˜Π·ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΠΎΡ‚ Ρ€Π°Π·Π²ΠΎΡ˜, Π·Π°ΠΏΠΎΡ‡Π½ΡƒΠ²Π° Ρ†Π΅Π»Π°Ρ‚Π° ΠΏΠΎΠΏΡƒΠ»Π°Ρ€ΠΈΠ·Π°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜Π° Π½Π° Π²ΠΈΡ€Ρ‚ΡƒΠ΅Π»ΠΈΠ·Π°Ρ†ΠΈΡ˜Π°Ρ‚Π° ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎ Π½Π°Ρ‡ΠΈΠ½ Π½Π° Ρ€Π°Π±ΠΎΡ‚Π° Π½Π° скоро ситС ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠ²ΠΈ сСрвСри

    Π‘ΠΏΠΎΡ€Π΅Π΄Π±Π° Π½Π° пСрформанситС Π½Π° 802.11n стандардот Π·Π° Ρ€Π°Π·Π»ΠΈΡ‡Π½ΠΈ класи Π½Π° Π±Π΅Π·ΠΆΠΈΡ‡Π½ΠΈ ΠΌΡ€Π΅ΠΆΠ½ΠΈ ΡƒΡ€Π΅Π΄ΠΈ

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    Овој Ρ‚Ρ€ΡƒΠ΄ Π΅ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈΠΊΠ°Π· Π½Π° послСдниот стандард Π·Π° Π±Π΅Π·ΠΆΠΈΡ‡Π½ΠΈ Π»ΠΎΠΊΠ°Π»Π½ΠΈ ΠΌΡ€Π΅ΠΆΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Ρ‚ΠΎ 802.11n. Опишан Π΅ Ρ€Π°Π·Π²ΠΎΡ˜ΠΎΡ‚ Π½Π° Π²Π΅Ρ€Π·ΠΈΠΈΡ‚Π΅, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎ ΠΈ ΠΏΠ°Ρ‚ΠΎΡ‚ кој Ρ‚Ρ€Π΅Π±Π°ΡˆΠ΅ Π΄Π° сС ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΈΠ½Π΅ Π·Π° Π΄Π° Π²Π΅Ρ€Π·ΠΈΡ˜Π°Ρ‚Π° 11.0 прСраснС Π²ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½ΠΎΠΏΡ€Π°Π²Π΅Π½ стандард, ΠΏΠΎ скоро ΡˆΠ΅ΡΡ‚ Π³ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½ΠΈ ΠΎΠ΄ ΠΈΠ·Π³Π»Π°ΡΡƒΠ²Π°ΡšΠ΅Ρ‚ΠΎ Π½Π° ΠΏΡ€Π²Π°Ρ‚Π° Π²Π΅Ρ€Π·ΠΈΡ˜Π°. ΠžΠ±Ρ˜Π°ΡΠ½Π΅Ρ‚ΠΈ сС Π½ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ‚Π΅ Ρ‚Π΅Ρ…Π½ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠΈ со Ρ‡ΠΈΡ˜Π° помош ΠΌΡ€Π΅ΠΆΠ½ΠΈΡ‚Π΅ ΡƒΡ€Π΅Π΄ΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ°Ρ‚ Π΄Π° постигнат ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³Ρƒ ΠΏΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ»Π΅ΠΌΠ° Π±Ρ€Π·ΠΈΠ½Π° Π½Π° прСнос Π²ΠΎ однос Π½Π° своитС ΠΏΡ€Π΅Ρ‚Ρ…ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΡ†ΠΈ. Π˜ΡΡ‚ΠΎ Ρ‚Π°ΠΊΠ°, спСцификациитС Π½Π° овој стандард Π½Π°Π»Π°Π³Π°Π°Ρ‚ ΠΌΡ€Π΅ΠΆΠ½ΠΈΡ‚Π΅ ΡƒΡ€Π΅Π΄ΠΈ Π΄Π° ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ°Ρ‚ Π΄Π° ΠΊΠΎΠΌΡƒΠ½ΠΈΡ†ΠΈΡ€Π°Π°Ρ‚ со Π΄Ρ€ΡƒΠ³ΠΈΡ‚Π΅ ΠΌΡ€Π΅ΠΆΠ½ΠΈ ΡƒΡ€Π΅Π΄ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠΈ сС ΠΏΡ€ΠΎΠΈΠ·Π²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½ΠΈ спорСд Π±ΠΈΠ»ΠΎ кој ΠΏΡ€Π΅Ρ‚Ρ…ΠΎΠ΄Π΅Π½ 802.11 стандард. ΠŸΠΎΡ‚ΠΎΠ° Π΅ Π΄Π°Π΄Π΅Π½ опис Π½Π° Ρ‚Π΅ΡΡ‚ΠΈΡ€Π°ΡšΠ΅ Π½Π° пропусноста Π½Π° Ρ‚Ρ€ΠΈ ΠΌΡ€Π΅ΠΆΠ½ΠΈ ΡƒΡ€Π΅Π΄ΠΈ, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎ ΠΈ соодвСтнитС Ρ€Π΅Π·ΡƒΠ»Ρ‚Π°Ρ‚ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠΈ сС Π΄ΠΎΠ±ΠΈΠ΅Π½ΠΈ ΠΏΡ€ΠΈ ΠΎΠ²Π° Ρ‚Π΅ΡΡ‚ΠΈΡ€Π°ΡšΠ΅. На ΠΊΡ€Π°Ρ˜ слСди Π·Π°ΠΊΠ»ΡƒΡ‡ΠΎΠΊΠΎΡ‚ ΠΎΠ΄ Ρ†Π΅Π»ΠΎΡ‚ΠΎ Ρ‚Π΅ΡΡ‚ΠΈΡ€Π°ΡšΠ΅, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊΠΎ ΠΈ ΠΏΡ€Π΅ΠΏΠΎΡ€Π°ΠΊΠΈ Π·Π° ΠΈΠ΄Π½ΠΈΡ‚Π΅ сопствСници Π½Π° ΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠ΅ ΡƒΡ€Π΅Π΄ΠΈ

    Panpsychism in the West /

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    Panpsychism

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