Quanta And Mind

Author : J. Acacio de Barros,Carlos Montemayor
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-09-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783030219086

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Quanta and Mind by J. Acacio de Barros,Carlos Montemayor Pdf

This edited volume examines aspects of the mind/consciousness that are relevant to the interpretations of quantum mechanics. In it, an international group of contributors focus on the possible connections between quantum mechanics and consciousness. They look at how consciousness can help us with quantum mechanics as well as how quantum mechanics can contribute to our understanding of consciousness. For example, what do different interpretations aimed at solving the measurement problem in quantum mechanics tell us about the nature of consciousness, such as von Neumann's interpretation? Each interpretation has, associated to it, a corresponding metaphysical framework that helps us think about possible “models” of consciousness. Alternatively, what does the nature of consciousness tell us about the role of the observer and time reversibility in the measurement process? The book features 20 papers on contemporary approaches to quanta and mind. It brings together the work of scholars from different disciplines with diverse views on the connections between quanta and mind, ranging from those who are supportive of a link between consciousness and quantum physics to those who are very skeptical of such link. Coverage includes such topics as free will in a quantum world, contextuality and causality, mind and matter interaction, quantum panpsychism, the quantum and quantum-like brain, and the role of time in brain-mind dynamics.

Author : Robert G. Jahn,Brenda J. Dunne
Publisher : ICRL Press
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781936033065

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Quirks of the Quantum Mind by Robert G. Jahn,Brenda J. Dunne Pdf

BOTH A REFLECTION AND A PRODUCT OF THE MIND This book does not offer a quantum mechanical 'explanation' of human consciousness. Rather, it proposes something far more radical: namely, that quantum mechanics, like any other model of human representation, is both a reflection and a product of the mind, and is fundamentally intuitive, describing a reality of which we are an integral component. ROBERT G. JAHN is Professor of Aerospace Sciences and Dean, Emeritus of Princeton University's School of Engineering and Applied Science, founder of the PEA R laboratory, and Chairman of ICRL. BRENDA J. DUNNE holds degrees in psychology and the humanities, was the director of the PEA R laboratory from its inception in 1979, and is currently President of ICRL.

Author : Roger Penrose
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0195106466

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Shadows of the Mind by Roger Penrose Pdf

Presents the author's thesis that consciousness, in its manifestation in the human quality of understanding, is doing something that mere computation cannot; and attempts to understand how such non-computational action might arise within scientifically comprehensive physical laws.

Author : Shan Gao
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-24
Category : Consciousness
ISBN : 9780197501665

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Consciousness and Quantum Mechanics by Shan Gao Pdf

Consciousness and quantum mechanics are two great mysteries of our time--and recently scholars have postulated a deeper connection between them. Exploring this possible connection can be fruitful: an analysis of the conscious mind and psychophysical connection can be indispensable in understanding quantum mechanics and solving the notorious measurement problem, and there is also likely some kind of intimate connection between quantum mechanics--the most fundamental theory of the physical world--and our efforts to explain, naturalistically, the phenomenon of consciousness. The seventeen newly written chapters in this volume are divided into three sections: Consciousness and the Wave Function Collapse, Consciousness in Quantum Theories, and Quantum Approaches to Consciousness. This is the first volume to provide a comprehensive review and thorough analysis of intriguing conjectures about the connection between consciousness and quantum mechanics. Written by leading experts in physics, philosophy, and cognitive science, Consciousness and Quantum Mechanics will be of value to students and researchers working on the foundations of quantum mechanics and the philosophy of mind.

Author : Alexander Wendt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-23
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781107082540

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Quantum Mind and Social Science by Alexander Wendt Pdf

A unique contribution to the understanding of social science, showing the implications of quantum physics for the nature of human society.

Author : Arnold Mindell, PH.D.
Publisher : Deep Democracy Exchange
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-31
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781619710146

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Quantum Mind by Arnold Mindell, PH.D. Pdf

Quantum Mind. The Edge Between Physics and Psychology This is the second edition with new preface from the author. In a single volume, Arnold Mindell brings together psychology, physics, math, myth, and shamanism – not only mapping the way for next-generation science but also applying this wisdom to personal growth, group dynamics, social and political processes, and environmental issues. Beginning with a discussion of cultural impacts on mathematics, he presents esoteric but plausible interpretations of imaginary numbers and the quantum wavefunction. In this context he discusses dreams, psychology, illness, shape-shifting (moving among realities), and the self-reflecting Universe – bringing in not only shamanism but also the Aboriginal, Greek, and Hindu myths and even sacred geometry from the Masonic orders and the Native Americans. The book is enriched by several psychological exercises that enable the reader to subjectively experience mathematics (counting, discounting, squaring, complex conjugating), physics (parallel worlds, time travel), and shamanism (shape-shifting).

Author : Werner Loewenstein
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780465033973

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Physics in Mind by Werner Loewenstein Pdf

No one can escape a sense of awe when reflecting on the workings of the mind: we see, we hear, we feel, we are aware of the world around us. But what is the mind? What do we mean when we say we are “aware” of something? What is this peculiar state in our heads, at once utterly familiar and bewilderingly mysterious, that we call awareness or consciousness? In Physics in Mind, eminent biophysicist Werner R. Loewenstein argues that to answer these questions, we must first understand the physical mechanisms that underlie the workings of the mind. And so begins an exhilarating journey along the sensory data stream of the brain, which shows how our most complex organ processes the vast amounts of information coming in through our senses to create a coherent, meaningful picture of the world. Bringing information theory to bear on recent advances in the neurosciences, Loewenstein reveals a web of immense computational power inside the brain. He introduces the revolutionary idea that quantum mechanics could be fundamental to how our minds almost instantaneously deal with staggering amounts of information, as in the case of the information streaming through our eyes. Combining cutting-edge research in neuroscience and physics, Loewenstein presents an ambitious hypothesis about the parallel processing of sensory information that is the heart, hub, and pivot of the cognitive brain. Wide-ranging and brimming with insight, Physics in Mind breaks new ground in our understanding of how the mind works.

Author : Antonella Corradini,Uwe Meixner
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-19
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783110387551

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Quantum Physics Meets the Philosophy of Mind by Antonella Corradini,Uwe Meixner Pdf

Quantum physics, in contrast to classical physics, allows non-locality and indeterminism in nature. Moreover, the role of the observer seems indispensable in quantum physics. In fact, quantum physics, unlike classical physics, suggests a metaphysics that is not physicalism (which is today’s official metaphysical doctrine). As is well known, physicalism implies a reductive position in the philosophy of mind, specifically in its two core areas, the philosophy of consciousness and the philosophy of action. Quantum physics, in contrast, is compatible with psychological non-reductionism, and actually seems to support it. The essays in this book explore, from various points of view, the possibilities of basing a non-reductive philosophy of mind on quantum physics. In doing so, they not only engage with the ontological and epistemological aspects of the question but also with the neurophysiological ones.

Author : Alexander Wendt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 367 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781316299913

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Quantum Mind and Social Science by Alexander Wendt Pdf

There is an underlying assumption in the social sciences that consciousness and social life are ultimately classical physical/material phenomena. In this ground-breaking book, Alexander Wendt challenges this assumption by proposing that consciousness is, in fact, a macroscopic quantum mechanical phenomenon. In the first half of the book, Wendt justifies the insertion of quantum theory into social scientific debates, introduces social scientists to quantum theory and the philosophical controversy about its interpretation, and then defends the quantum consciousness hypothesis against the orthodox, classical approach to the mind-body problem. In the second half, he develops the implications of this metaphysical perspective for the nature of language and the agent-structure problem in social ontology. Wendt's argument is a revolutionary development which raises fundamental questions about the nature of social life and the work of those who study it.

Author : Lily Splane
Publisher : Anaphase II Publishing
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2004-05
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0945962118

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Quantum Consciousness by Lily Splane Pdf

"Quantum Consciousness" explores the reasons why Creation myths are astoundingly similar throughout the world, and reveals the role of consciousness and intelligence in the universe.

Author : Henry P. Stapp
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2007-07-20
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9783540724131

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Mindful Universe by Henry P. Stapp Pdf

The classical mechanistic idea of nature that prevailed during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was essentially mindless: the physically described aspects of nature were asserted to be completely determined by prior physically described aspects alone, with conscious experiences entering only passively. In the last century these classical concepts were found inadequate. In the new quantum mechanics theory, conscious experiences enter into the dynamics in specified ways not fixed by physically described aspects alone.

Author : et al
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1938024516

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Consciousness and the Universe by et al Pdf

Author : Philip Clayton
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2004-10-29
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780191556753

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Mind and Emergence by Philip Clayton Pdf

Strong claims have been made for emergence as a new paradigm for understanding science, consciousness, and religion. Tracing the past history and current definitions of the concept, Clayton assesses the case for emergent phenomena in the natural world and their significance for philosophy and theology. Complex emergent phenomena require irreducible levels of explanation in physics, chemistry and biology. This pattern of emergence suggests a new approach to the problem of consciousness, which is neither reducible to brain states nor proof of a mental substance or soul. Although emergence does not entail classical theism, it is compatible with a variety of religious positions. Clayton concludes with a defence of emergentist panentheism and a Christian constructive theology consistent with the new sciences of emergence.

Author : MUSTAFA KARNAS
Publisher : Noetika Medya Yayıncılık Danışmanlık Bilişim.tur.san.ve Tic.a.ş.
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2023-10-04
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9786258283723

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QUANTUM MIND BOOK 2 by MUSTAFA KARNAS Pdf

Contents - Quantum spatialization - Bracelet notation - If something is not there, where is it? - Quantum correction - deca theory - functional sequential articulatıons of derivatıve reality - Quantum delayed reactions - Characterıstıc root - individual eigenvalue -eigenvalue - asymptotic expansion- - Canonical cycle of fractal intentıons in cosmic and quantum space - Overcomıing the condition of causality in quantum creation and the reduction of creation - Death of the master - quantum wave function and Wigner's paradox - Creation of simulated unıverses and fields imposed by possibilities- - Diamagnetic formations from quantum mechanics - Quantum mechanics Planck gambit - - Quantum mechanics - Paulı cycle, cognition and purgatory - Trinity rule - quantum algorıthm - pigeon frightenıng - Logicality of quantum - distribution structures and solutions - Quantum creation - creation processes in vectoral flow - plasma effect - Quantum inertial reference frameworks and self-repeated patterns - The source of good and evil -cosmic dilemma - battle of giants - dark matter - dark energy - magnetism - origin of good and evıl- - Quantum reciprocıty principle - god's wıll - mechanics –

Author : Harald Atmanspacher,Anton Amann,U. Müller-Herold
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401145817

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On Quanta, Mind and Matter by Harald Atmanspacher,Anton Amann,U. Müller-Herold Pdf

INSTEAD OF A "FESTSCHRIFT" In June 1998 Hans Primas turned 70 years old. Although he himself is not fond of jubilees and although he likes to play the decimal system of numbers down as contingent, this is nevertheless a suitable occasion to reflect on the professional work of one of the rare distinguished contempo rary scientists who attach equal importance to experimental and theoretical and conceptual lines of research. Hans Primas' interests have covered an enormous range: methods and instruments for nuclear magnetic resonance, theoretical chemistry, C* - and W* -algebraic formulations of quantum me chanics, the measurement problem and its various implications, holism and realism in quantum theory, theory reduction, the work and personality of Wolfgang Pauli, as well as Jungian psychology. In many of these fields he provided important and original food for thought, in some cases going far beyond the everyday business in the scien tific world. As is the case with other scientists who are conceptually inno vative, Hans Primas is read more than he is quoted. His influence is due to his writings. Even with the current flood of publications, he still performs the miracle of having scientists eagerly awaiting his next publication.