Physics, Consciousness, and the Mind| Physics, Consciousness, and the Mind |
In General > s.a. computation [artificial intelligence];
philosophy [mind-body problem]; sound [speech].
* History: 1860–1870s,
W S Jevons' attempt to construct a mechanical model of the mind, influenced
by the logic of Boole and the calculating machines of Babbage; 1949, After
computers and Ryle's book (the souls is the "ghost in the machine"),
consciousness became almost passé (M Minsky, the biggest challenge is
giving computers common sense); 1950, Turing test proposed; 1990s, Consciousness
is not so simple; 1996, IBM's Deep Blue won one game against Garry Kasparov,
many articles in popular press but not a good test.
* Not a computer: The claim
that our mind is not a biological computer is based on an erroneous argument
by J Lucas (1961); only R Penrose and a few others believe it.
@ The mind and physics: Kauffman a0907 [physics and philosophy of the mind];
Dharma-wardana 13;
Josephson in-a1409 [and the elusivity of nature];
Mueller a1812-FQXi [mind as more fundamental];
Stoica a2010 [non-locality of mental states].
@ Memory: Beardsley SA(97)aug;
Cooper IJMPA(00);
Fields SA(05)feb [persistence].
@ Brain and mind: issue SA(92)sep;
Devlin 97;
Damasio SA(99)dec;
Grenander 12 [theory of human thought based on pattern theory].
@ And computers: Turing Mind(50);
Penrose 89;
Johnson ThSc(90);
Penrose 94; Time 1.04.96;
Casti 99;
Redhead BJPS(04) [mathematical truths];
Savelyev a1810,
a2001 [human mind cannot be modelled by a Turing machine].
@ Remembering vs knowing: Tulving AS(89).
@ Perception: Yolton 62 [and thought],
96 [and reality];
Aerts FrPs(14)-a1403 [quantum theory and our perception of macroscopic entities];
Schommers 14.
@ Visualizing: Aichle SA(94)apr.
@ Related topics: Coppens SA(94)may [emergence of thought];
Provine AS(96) [laughter];
Wakeling & Bak PRE(01) [computer simulation of intelligence];
Cook SHPS(05) [Boole, Babbage, and mechanical models];
Fox SA(11)jul [limits of intelligence];
Zizzi a1205 [non-algorithmic side];
Yukalov & Sornette a1406-proc [making decisions];
> s.a. Indistinguishability.
Consciousness > s.a. civilizations.
* Idea: In some ways
it has replaced the idea of "soul."
* Materialist line:
Consciousness is just the brain, or it doesn't exist (Ryle, Dennett).
* New Mysterians: Consciousness
will always remain mysterious; scientific outlook, accept AI, but why do humans
have subjective experiences and feelings? (Chalmers, McGlinn).
* Hard questions: Do humans have
anything extra, besides physical processes, and if so is consciousness part of
it? How is physical info turned into subjective experience ("water into
wine")?
* Experimentally: 1996, Cog,
a robot with sensitive skin that will react in different ways to stimuli,
being developed at MIT.
@ General references: Jahn & Dunne 87;
Edelman 89;
Radin & Nelson FP(89) [reported anomalies in physical systems];
Squires 90;
Nelkin PhSc(93)sep;
Walker 00;
Song a0705 [non-computability];
Aerts et al a1310-in [and intrinsic contextuality];
Silberstein & Stuckey a1901 [and quantum theory];
Knight a1906,
a1906
[conscious states cannot be copied or simulated by a computer].
@ Problem: Chalmers 96;
McGlinn 96;
Byrne & Hall by(99).
@ Understood: Ryle 49;
Dennett 91;
Hofstadter 07.
@ And physics / science:
Glynn Nat(90)dec [time];
Zohar & Marshall 91;
Horgan SA(94)jul;
Chalmers SA(94)dec;
Mindell 00;
Rosinger qp/05;
Mensky 10;
Mitra & Mitra-Delmotte JCosm(11)-a1102;
Tegmark a1401
[consciousness as a state of matter, "perceptronium"];
Kafatos & Kak a1401 [and non-locality];
Josephson et al a1407-proc;
Kent a1608-FQXi;
Visser a1707-FQXi;
Lobo a1709;
Mukhopadhyay JCS-a1804;
Merle a1807 [and interpretation of quantum mechanics];
Kent a1909-conf [and causation, material physics].
@ Related topics:
Eastmond gq/02 [doomsday argument];
Georgiev qp/02,
qp/02 [neuromolecular model].
Mind and Quantum Mechanics > s.a. quantum measurement,
collapse and states [subjective];
physics [math-matter-mind].
@ General references: Penrose in(88);
Lockwood 89;
Donald PRS(90);
Hodgson 91;
Herbert 93;
Rosu MR(97)gq/94;
PW(94)aug, p29;
Snyder 95;
Nanopoulos hp/95;
Stapp qp/95;
Vitiello qp/96-proc;
Mould FP(99);
Stapp FP(01)qp vs
Mohrhoff FP(02)qp/01;
Josephson Biosys(02)qp/01;
Collins phy/01;
Page in(02)qp/01;
Lopez-Corredoira qp/02 [quantum mechanics does not imply free will];
Roy & Kafatos qp/03,
qp/03;
Manousakis FP(06) [consciousness as basis for quantum mechanics];
Rosenblum & Kuttner 06
[criticism Nauenberg FP(07)-a0705,
AJP(07)dec,
Mermin AJP(07)dec,
reply AJP(07)dec];
Marin EJP(09) [history];
Mensky 10;
Rosenblum & Kuttner 11;
Svozil a1102;
Page a1102 ["mindless sensationalism"];
Römer a1503
[emergence of mental properties from a neuronal basis];
Acacio de Barros & Oas a1609 [mind-matter collapse hypothesis unfalsifiable];
Aerts et al FS(18)-a1807 [quantum theoretical approach to cognitive phenomena];
Georgiev a2001;
Knight a2005 [wave function collapse and consciousness].
@ Mind needs quantum mechanics: Penrose in(87);
Stapp qp/95,
qp/97/JCS,
JCS(99)qp,
04;
Lisewski qp/99;
Dugić et al qp/00-conf [decoherence];
Khrennikov BioSys-qp/02 [brain as quantum-like computer];
Kurita qp/04;
Acacio de Barros a1404-proc [on Stapp's proposal];
Simon a1809;
Kauffman & Radin a2101.
@ Mind does not need quantum mechanics: Tegmark PRE(00)qp/99 [decoherence].
@ Psychology and physics: Mohrhoff qp/00,
qp/03-ch [and quantum mechanics].
@ And physics: Pérez qp/95;
Arhem et al ed-97;
Mould qp/02 etc [measurement];
Donald qp/02 [mind-body problem];
Sassoli de Bianchi PE-a1207
[psychophysical ingredients not needed to explain the measurement processes];
Roselli & Stella FP(21)-a2006,
Roselli a2105
[consciousness is not needed for quantum measurement].
@ Self-aware universe: Kafatos & Nadeau 90;
Goswami et al 93.
@ Related topics: Page in(95)qp/95 [Bohmian quantum mechanics and consciousness];
Mould FP(98),
qp/99 [model];
Zeh FPL(00)qp/99 ["many minds"];
Mohrhoff qp/01-wd [Vedantic view];
Donald qp/03 [Stapp's work].
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