tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post1562105157482645345..comments2024-03-28T12:34:14.649-07:00Comments on dangerous idea: William Lycan's reconsideration of dualismVictor Repperthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10962948073162156902noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-71085569090323296662010-05-20T12:28:06.005-07:002010-05-20T12:28:06.005-07:00I like Chris Carter's writing. I was expecting...I like Chris Carter's writing. I was expecting another numbskull but frankly that's pretty good stuff, especially I like <a href="http://www.survivalafterdeath.org.uk/articles/carter/augustine.htm" rel="nofollow">this article</a>. He at least points toward more specifics for the dualist, rather than waste time just trying to refute naturalism, he tries to at least hint toward details of a positive dualistic theory. This is something that is sorely lacking in most dualist philosophy, which is 4/5 refutation, 1/5 speculation on what might a good positive story look like. They need to reverse that if they want to make progress.Blue Devil Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045468316613818510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-70718018077269798352010-05-20T12:01:43.975-07:002010-05-20T12:01:43.975-07:00Note Lycan isn't considering becoming a dualis...Note Lycan isn't considering becoming a dualist, he just thinks the case against it isn't as air-tight as people often think.Blue Devil Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12045468316613818510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10584495.post-47112203839163300162008-10-27T07:09:00.000-07:002008-10-27T07:09:00.000-07:00Lycan's reconsideration is very important, because...Lycan's reconsideration is very important, because he's a well known materialist philosopher of mind.<BR/><BR/>The evidence of science (specially of neuroscience) is neutral regarding materialism and dualism. In that sense, I recommend you the article "<B>Does consciousness depends on the brain?</B>" by Chris Carter:<BR/><BR/>http://www.parapsychologyandtheskeptics.com/Does-consciousness.pdf<BR/><BR/>Materialism also has serious problems from a physical science point of view. Quantum mechanics doesn't support materialism:<BR/><BR/>http://xoomer.alice.it/fedeescienza/brainandmind.html<BR/><BR/>Philosoher and psychologist Titus Rivas has good papers on dualism:<BR/><BR/>http://www.geocities.com/athanasiafoundation/artdualist.html<BR/><BR/>For a convincing empirical and scientific refutation of materialism, the best book I've read is The Irreducible Mind (by Edward Kelly and Brucen Greyson)Jimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12817742150756784876noreply@blogger.com