Particle physics and the conscious mind: debating Almada’s optimism

Authors

  • César Fernando Meurer Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - UFU

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18012/arf.2016.42250

Keywords:

Standard Model of Particle Physics, Emergentism, Neurophenomenology

Abstract

Beginning with a study of the basic components of the physical world, Almada is developing an explanation of the emergence of the conscious mind. In order to recognize and publicize this enterprise, which is not yet finished, this note (i) offers an overview of Almada’s approach; (ii) challenges his optimism with the well-known hard problem of consciousness; and (iii) argues that his research can be pushed ahead by a coherent conceptual account of emergence.

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Author Biography

César Fernando Meurer, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia - UFU

Doutor em Filosofia (Unisinos, 2016). Postdoctoral Visiting Scholar no Departamento de Filosofia da Università Degli Studi di Milano, Milão, Itália (2017-18). Pós-doutorando (PNPD/Capes) junto ao Programa de Pós-Graduação em Filosofia da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (2018-...).

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Published

2018-12-29

How to Cite

Meurer, C. F. (2018). Particle physics and the conscious mind: debating Almada’s optimism. Aufklärung, 5(3), p.33–38. https://doi.org/10.18012/arf.2016.42250