Dialogues in Philosophy
Mental and Neuro Sciences
Dialogues in Philosophy, Mental and Neuro Sciences
The official journal of Crossing Dialogues
Volume 12, Issue 2 (December 2019)
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
A Contemporary Approach to Philosophy of Consciousness: NanoPhysicalism
Mustafa Erol & Alkim Erol
This work focuses on philosophical considerations of consciousness/mind, based on recent sparkling scientific progresses, especially on neuroscience and quantum physics and tries to contribute to resolve the hard problem. Our philosophical thesis assumes that consciousness/mind can be considered as a pure physical energy, appearing within the physical brain and can fully be resolved by physical laws, philosophically leading to a novel approach.
More specifically, the approach assumes that consciousness is an open quantum information field and an epiphenomenon of the brain, dynamically and instantly exchanges information as modulated physical energies/waves with cortical neurons of the brain. According to our philosophical approach, the consciousness can be considered as a sub-nano scale functional concept of the brain, hence the philosophical consideration could be named as ‘NanoPhysicalism’.
More specifically, the approach assumes that consciousness is an open quantum information field and an epiphenomenon of the brain, dynamically and instantly exchanges information as modulated physical energies/waves with cortical neurons of the brain. According to our philosophical approach, the consciousness can be considered as a sub-nano scale functional concept of the brain, hence the philosophical consideration could be named as ‘NanoPhysicalism’.
Keywords:
Consciousness, Consciousness Philosophy, Dualism, Monism, Physicalism, Human Structure
Dial Phil Ment Neuro Sci 2019; 12(2): 53-64
Received on May 27, 2019
Accepted on July 09, 2019
Firstly published online on December 30, 2019