Modal dualism is the claim that there a space of epistemically possible worlds exceeds metaphysically worlds. In present paper, I argue modal false. do so via an argument differs from most previous arguments against in it does not rely on controversial semantic or epistemological assumptions like descriptivism, internalism rationalism. The point my is, instead, internally inconsistent because r...

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.

Recent work on decision-making suggests that we are a conglomeration of multiple decision-making information-processing systems. In this paper, I address consequences of this work on decision-making processes for three philosophical conceptualizations that can be categorized as forms of dualism. 1. A rejection of Cartesian dualism. Although most scientists reject the existence of a separate non...

Introduction This essay is an investigation into the existence of a very unusual and—some would say—unacceptably exotic type of property: namely, the property of being a certain individual; or, if you prefer, the property of being identical to a certain individual. In other words, this essay will investigate whether—in spite of their exotic nature—there are thisnesses, and, in particular, wheth...

Within academia, wireless sensor networks have witnessed a tremendous upsurge in the last decade, which is mainly attributed to their unprecedented operating conditions and hence unlimited research challenges. Within industry, the projected business opportunities are huge with, e.g. according to Frost & Sullivan, an expected market size of approximately $2b by 2012 at a compound annual growth r...

There has in recent years been a significant surge of interest in non-materialist accounts of the mind. Property dualists hold that all substances (concrete particulars that persist over time) are material, but mental properties are distinct from physical properties. Substance dualists maintain that the mind or person is a non-material substance. This article considers the prospects for substan...