The Epistemic Contingency of Knowledge, Reason, Logic, and Meaning on an Idealist Metaphysics
Introduction The major metaphysical worldviews of today–physicalism, dualism, panpsychism, and idealism–can be categorized in a number of waysRead More…
Articles and essays on philosophy, science, and reality theory.
Introduction The major metaphysical worldviews of today–physicalism, dualism, panpsychism, and idealism–can be categorized in a number of waysRead More…
Introduction The exploration of consciousness has long been a focal point in philosophy, psychology, and cognitive science. The intricate nature oRead More…
Introduction The discovery of a “theory of everything” is most notably a goal of physics. The problem of incompleteness (Gödel, 1931) arguablRead More…
Abstract In this comprehensive exploration, we navigate the intricate interplay of physicalism, post-modernism, and the profound quest for meaningRead More…
The arguments herein are in large part owing to the Essentia Foundation’s “Entropy is in the eye of the beholder,” by Dr. Gabriel Proulx. A goaRead More…
Introduction Current studies of consciousness present a profound challenge known as the “hard problem of consciousness.” This elusive issue peRead More…
As artificial intelligence continues to advance, there is increasing interest and investment in developing machines that can achieve artificial generRead More…
Science and philosophy presuppose intelligibility Science and philosophy both presuppose that reality is intelligible, meaning that it can be undeRead More…
Introduction The dominant scientific and philosophical ideology of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries was (and remains in this young century) Read More…
Evolution, the brain, and consciousness According to the theory of evolution by natural selection, one of the most validated and empirically suppoRead More…