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QUANTUM PHYSICS MEETS THE PHILOSOPHY OF MIND KA...

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.

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