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  1. Sep 2023
    1. We propose a novel relativistic theory of consciousness in which consciousness is not an absolute property but a relative one.
      • paraphrase

        • A common thread connecting both extremes of dualism and illusionism is that both assume that phenomenal consciousness is an absolute phenomenon,
          • wherein an object O evinces either property P or ¬P.
        • We will show that we need to abandon this assumption.
        • The relativistic principle in modern physics posits a universe in which for many properties an object O evinces either property P or ¬P with respect to some observer X.
        • In such a situation, there is no one answer to the question of whether object O has property P or not.
      • question

        • how does this argue against the privacy of phenomena?
        • it argues against it in the sense that it isn't needed. What is interpreted as private is simply the experience from one relative frame of reference.
    2. If we can argue against the privacy of phenomenal properties, then we can escape the trap into which both the dualist and illusionist fall. We interpret the dualist and illusionist extremes as unfortunate consequences of a mistaken view of naturalism.
      • for: harmonizing illusionists and scientific dualists

      • paraphrase

        • illusionist exclude qualia from naturalism and try to explain it away
        • scientific dualist consider qualia a new category to add on to naturalism
        • If phenomenal properties are not private, then we can escape the trap into which both the dualist and illusionist fall.
        • We interpret the dualist and illusionist extremes as unfortunate consequences of a mistaken view of naturalism.
  2. Jul 2023
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      • Title
        • Three levels of the symbolosphere
      • Authors
        • Mark Burgin and John H. Schumann
      • Abstract

        • This paper attempts to understand the coexistence of the
          • material and
          • non-material
        • aspects of our lives.
        • By synthesizing ideas about
          • structures,
          • physical entities,
          • mental phenomena, and
          • symbolic relations,
        • we argue that
          • the nonmaterial can emerge from the material, and
          • then the nonmaterial may mediate the production of material entities.
        • Finally, this cycle is applied to notions of creativity and invention.
      • Comment

        • the authors are situated in materialism that explains non-materialism as an epi-phenomena
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