The classical mechanistic idea of nature that prevailed in science during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was an essentially mindless conception: the physically described aspects of nature were asserted to be completely determined by prior physically described aspects alone, with our conscious experiences entering only passively. During the twentieth century the classical concepts were found to be inadequate. In the new theory, quantum mechanics, our conscious experiences enter into the dynamics in specified ways not fixed by the physically described aspects alone. Consequences of this radical change in our understanding of the connection between mind and brain are described. This second edition contains two new chapters investigating the role of quantum phenomena in the problem of free will and in the placebo effect.
Author: Henry P. Stapp
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publish Date: 2011-04-26
Edition: 2nd ed. 2011
ISBN: 3642180752
ISBN 13: 9783642180750
Dimension: Length: 6.14172 inches, Width: 0.5625973 inches, Height: 9.21258 inches
Weight: Weight: 1.12876678144 pounds
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 212
The classical mechanistic idea of nature that prevailed in science during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was an essentially mindless conception: the physically described aspects of nature were asserted to be completely determined by prior physically described aspects alone, with our conscious experiences entering only passively. During the twentieth century the classical concepts were found to be inadequate. In the new theory, quantum mechanics, our conscious experiences enter into the dynamics in specified ways not fixed by the physically described aspects alone. Consequences of this radical change in our understanding of the connection between mind and brain are described. This second edition contains two new chapters investigating the role of quantum phenomena in the problem of free will and in the placebo effect.
Author: Henry P. Stapp
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publish Date: 2011-04-26
Edition: 2nd ed. 2011
ISBN: 3642180752
ISBN 13: 9783642180750
Dimension: Length: 6.14172 inches, Width: 0.5625973 inches, Height: 9.21258 inches
Weight: Weight: 1.12876678144 pounds
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 212