Consciousness and Metaphysics

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• Assumptions In Science Assumptions play a central role in science. Care should be taken to not let assumptions turn into self-evident truths.

Metaphysics and Consciousness

Here I have combined some of my writing on the topics of metaphysics, consciousness studies, the theory of mind.

• Beyond the Whole Even so-called holistic theories fail to capture the full extent of the complimentarity between parts and wholes.

• Reversing the Causal Arrow A possible explanation for our struggles with the apparent distinction between the objective and the subjective.

• Altered States and the Brain In response to an article on an induced out-of-body sensations, I discuss an alternative explanation for OBE’s and other altered states of consciousness.

• The Brain, Emotions, and Consciousness A continuation of the previous article, that deals with the more metaphysical aspects.

• Unquestioned Assumptions Even though their acceptance is almost universal in the scientific community - at least officially - there is very little evidence to support them. What if they aren’t true?

• The Primacy of Consciousness It is more logical that matter is a product of consciousness than the other way around.

• Assumptions In Science Assumptions play a central role in science. Care should be taken to not let assumptions turn into self-evident truths.