There is movement in the sciences of consciousness. Physical reductionism, which attempted to annihilate subjective experience, is challenged by several alternative conceptions.

If reductive physicalism is silly, then what is the best way to frame a coherent philosophy of science? The UTOK argues that modern science gives us a behavioral view of the natural world.

Essentially, reductive physicalism proposes that the properties of larger objects or entities are determined by those of their physical parts.

Earlier this year, Gulyas and his partner were sidelined with COVID-19, and though they both recovered before the release of Physicalism in early July, he worked on the EP while still sick—he ...

Sheldrake states that this moves us from the physicalism concern of how consciousness emerged from a simple system and instead brings consciousness to stars, solar systems, galaxies, and the ...

This paper focuses on two issues related to ontological emergence: whether it is a coherent notion, and its relation to the doctrine of physicalism. First, it is argued that ontological emergence is ...

If physicalism is true, then all God needs to do to produce thoughts is build the basic physical components of reality – the fundamental particles – and put in place the laws of nature.

Philosopher Jack Smart, who died last month aged 92, was a pioneer of physicalism, which proposes consciousness as a physical brain function ...