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Reductionism Revisited

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Author: Scott, Alwyn

Source: Journal of Consciousness Studies, Volume 11, Number 2, 2004, pp. 51-68(18)

Publisher: Imprint Academic

From the perspective of nonlinear science, it is argued that one may accept physicalism and reject substance dualism without being forced into reductionism. This permits a property dualism under which biological and mental phenomena may emerge from intricate positive feedback networks, involving many levels of both the biological and cognitive hierarchies.

Document Type: Research Article

Affiliations: Department of Mathematics, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85711, U.S.A., Email: [email protected]

Publication date: 01 January 2004

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