On a Model of Quantum Mechanics and the Mind
Quantum Physics
2014-04-17 v2 Neurons and Cognition
Abstract
In this paper I discuss Stapp's (2014) interesting proposal of using the Quantum Zeno Effect to account for the mind/matter interaction. In particular, I discuss some of the motivations for it, and then argue that, in his current version, his model is circular (a solution to this, proposed by Kathryn Laskey, is presented), insofar as the mind/matter problem is concerned. I also present an alternative approach to some of the appealing aspects of using quantum mechanics to think about consciousness.
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@article{arxiv.1404.0714,
title = {On a Model of Quantum Mechanics and the Mind},
author = {J. Acacio de Barros},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1404.0714},
year = {2014}
}
Comments
To appear in the Proceedings of the Foundations of Mind Conference, Berkeley, 2014. Revised version includes a solution to the circularity problem