Are there phenomenal complementaries?

There Are No Phenomenal Concepts

It has long been widely agreed that some concepts can be possessed only by those who have undergone a certain type of phenomenal experience. Orthodoxy among contemporary philosophers of mind has it that these phenomenal concepts provide the key to understanding many disputes between physicalists and their opponents, and in particular offer an explanation of Mary’s predicament in the situation e...

P30: Are There Anxious Genes?

Anxiety comprises many clinical descriptions and phenotypes. A genetic predisposition to anxiety is undoubted; however, the nature and extent of that contribution is still unclear. Extensive genetic studies of the serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) transporter (5-HTT) gene have revealed how variation in gene expression can be correlated with anxiety phenotypes. Complete genome-wide linkage s...

p30: are there anxious genes?

anxiety comprises many clinical descriptions and phenotypes. a genetic predisposition to anxiety is undoubted; however, the nature and extent of that contribution is still unclear. extensive genetic studies of the serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-ht) transporter (5-htt) gene have revealed how variation in gene expression can be correlated with anxiety phenotypes. complete genome-wide linkage s...

There Are No Particles, There Are Only Fields

Quantum foundations are still unsettled, with mixed effects on science and society. By now it should be possible to obtain consensus on at least one issue: Are the fundamental constituents fields or particles? As this paper shows, experiment and theory imply that unbounded fields, not bounded particles, are fundamental. This is especially clear for relativistic systems, implying that it's also ...

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