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Brainless Book Wins Award!

William X. Adams Posted on May 17, 2021 by William X. AdamsMay 17, 2021

Mind Without Brain, a short (159 pp) nonfiction essay, is a finalist for the best nonfiction of 2021 at Next Generation Indie Book Awards (https://indiebookawards.com)! Any time an essay in philosophical psychology wins a prize, you know it has to … Continue reading →

Posted in Nonfiction | Tagged cognitive psychology, consciousness, experience, feelings, introspection, intuition, mental architecture, mind, mind-body problem, philosophical psychology, philosophy of mind, reductionism, thinking

A Mind Without a Brain?

William X. Adams Posted on January 14, 2021 by William X. AdamsJanuary 14, 2021

Is the mind the same thing as the brain? Not at all. The brain is an organ, three pounds of protein, fat, and water. The mind, though, is made of ideas, hopes, images, memories, words. Those weigh nothing, take up … Continue reading →

Posted in Nonfiction | Tagged brain, explanation, feelings, introspection, language, mental architecture, mental process, mind, mind-body problem, phenomenology, philosophical psychology, reason, reductionism

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