Defects occasioned by the advent of quantum mechanics are described in detail
of recent arguments by John Searle and by Jaegwon Kim pertaining to the
question of the complete reducibility to the physical of the apparent capacity
of a person's conscious thoughts to affect the behaviour of that person's
physically described brain.Comment: 29 Page

Stapp, Henry P.

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Arguments pertaining to the mind-brain connection and to the physical effectiveness of our conscious choices have been presented in two recent books, one by John Searle, the other by Jaegwon Kim. These arguments are examined, and it is argued that the difficulties encountered arise from a defective understanding and application of a pertinent part of contemporary science, namely quantum mechanics

Stapp, Henry P

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Philosophy of Mind and the Problem of Free Will in the Light of Quantum Mechanics.

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Philosophy of mind and the problem of free will in the light of quantum mechanics

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