Re: Problem of emergent phenomena
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2016 12:17 am
Think of mind. We expect that body and brain function based on laws of nature but we also have mind on top of these which functions independently.OuterLimits wrote: I would have thought that the orbit was an "emergent phenomenon" but can you give another example - preferably at a small scale?
I think that sloppily, yes, it is habitual to consider the the mind as an emergent phenomenon. Pet peeve of mine.