Getting Beyond the Mind-Body Problem
Welcome. The purpose of this forum is to discuss the book Getting Beyond the Mind-Body Problem: Scientific Phenomenism, by Dale O. Stahl (available as a pdf HERE and also as a paperback on Amazon.com).
The mind-body problem has stymied philosophy and science for at least 400 years. Dualism, physicalism, and mentalism are inadequate answers. Scientific Phenomenism is proposed as a solution. The concept of a model is fundamental to understanding phenomenal reality and the concept of self. By analyzing sentences containing the pronoun “I”, my self is found to be sometimes a model and sometimes an object in a model of phenomenal reality. Further, Scientific Phenomenism provides a consistent interpretation of Quantum Mechanics as a model of phenomenal reality and has implications for a future beyond the mind-body problem.
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