Jeremy.Olsen — 9/16/25, 8:21 AM Opening question for 9/16 - Regarding Schrödinger's description of thought on p.9 (Canto Classics edition):

"...what we call thought (1) is itself an orderly thing, and (2) can only be applied to material, i.e. to perceptions or experiences, which have a certain degree of orderliness."

My question is as follows: What exactly is the material of thought for Schrödinger, which he calls "perceptions or experiences"? What are examples of this material for him? What is excluded from this category?

Schrödinger, Erwin. What Is Life? With Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches. Cambridge University Press, 1992.

Originally published in 1944 based on lectures delivered under the auspices of the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies at Trinity College, Dublin, in February 1943

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Date Section <br /> 9/16/25 What is Life? Preface, Chapter 1<br /> 9/23 Chapter 2<br /> 9/30 Chapter 3<br /> 10/7 Chapter 4<br /> 10/14 Chapter 5<br /> 10/21 Chapter 6<br /> 10/28 Chapter 7<br /> 11/4 Epilogue<br /> 11/11 Mind and Matter Chapter 1<br /> 11/18 Chapter 2<br /> 11/25 BREAK<br /> 12/2 Chapter 3 + 4<br /> 12/9 Chapter 5<br /> 12/16 Chapter 6

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