“It is uncertain whether man will not use his powers to destroy himself, and others, and the whole of nature.”…
Talkin about Mona
“When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence.” —…
Do Neurons Produce Consciousness?
Dan Dennett casts doubt on the idea that neurons produce anything other than further neural processes and behavior in a…
Dialog on Zombies, part I. Fearless Zombie Killers
Are we zombies? If not, why not? Of course, we are not talking about horror movie zombies, undead beings created…
A Dialog on The Self
What is the self? Do we have one? Do we need one? If you refer to “yourself,” are you referring…
Philosophers and Madmen
In our last series “Free Will and Benjamin Libet”, we argued that neurobiology leads to epiphenomenalism. That’s the view…
Free Will and Benjamin Libet, part III, Epiphenomenalism
Here’s what we have so far. Neurobiology seems to make free will impossible, even if full proof of a causal…
Free Will and Benjamin Libet, part II
In the 1980s, Benjamin Libet ran a series of experiments in neurophysiology which seemed to show that the brain makes…
Free Will and Benjamin Libet, part I
Do we have free will? Do we need it? What in the world is free will anyway? A few thoughts…
The Mind/Body Problem, part V, The Body
Whatever else we are, we are first and foremost our bodies. We sometimes imagine we are spirits inhabiting our bodies.…
Better Questions Than Answers 