Reductionism Revisited

Author: Scott A.1

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

Publisher: Imprint Academic

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Abstract:

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: 1: Department of Mathematics, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85711, U.S.A., Email: rover@theriver.com

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