FROM THE FOOTNOTES2PLATO ARCHIVE
Tag: sam harris
Explore the evolving conversation, or begin with a guide to its central questions.
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“How does matter give rise to consciousness?” (response to Sam Harris)
Harris seems to presuppose the old Cartesian framework, with consciousness being that which is indubitable and which can in no way be reduced to matter. I wonder, though, what concept…
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This Must Be Heaven : Sam Harris responds to Eben Alexander’s NDE
This Must Be Heaven : Sam Harris responds to Eben Alexander’s near death experience. I must admit that I was deeply moved the first time I heard Alexander recount his seizure…
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Consciousness: Problem, Paradox, or Practice?
A quick contextualizing note for those who are just joining the tangled thread of my recent blogalogue concerning the nature of consciousness and its relationship with the nervous system and…
