Category: Materialism
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Consciousness: Σκέψεις.
We all agree we are conscious beings. But what is consciousness? There are numerous Harmonia Philosophica articles about consciousness and various aspects of that elusive and yet so familiar concept. We know we "are", we know it is "us" who speak and act, we understand and question everything as persons and yet we fail every…
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Invisible fields… Feathers flying…
You know what your personal space is. Uninvited strangers invading it invoke an immediate sense of unease. A bird flying over but too close to your head may cause you to reflexively duck. It’s like we don’t just end where our bodies end, but a little bit beyond. Now researchers have figured out a way…
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No! Science has not "proved" that consciousness is generated by the brain.
A simple and yet elusive truth: Science has not proved that consciousness is generated by the brain! And yet. So many people believe that something like this is proved. People who are just not capable of understanding philosophy or who are just lazy to see beyond the veil of materialistic propaganda spread by the media.…
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Reading… Believing in parallel lines…
Neuroscientists at UC Davis have come up with a way to observe brain activity during natural reading. It's the first time researchers have been able to study the brain while reading actual texts, instead of individual words, and it's already helping settle some ideas about just how we read. The team has applied the technology…
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Waves. Seismic activity. Soul.
Scientists have long known that Earth produces an eerie low-frequency hum that's inaudible to humans but detectable with seismic instruments. But as for what's causing this "microseismic" activity, scientists have never been sure. Until now. A new study published online Feb. 10, 2015 in the journal Geophysical Research Letters indicates that the hum is largely…
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