: Roger Clough
To: - Roger Clough
Sent: Mon, Aug 26, 2013 3:31 am
Subject: Leibniz's final causation as the Self, the active agent of change
Leibniz's final causation as the Self, the active agent of change
So far, materialistic models of the mind, such as Dennett's,
are essentially passive
Subject: Leibniz's final causation as the Self, the active agent of change
Leibniz's final causation as the Self, the active agent of change
So far, materialistic models of the mind, such as Dennett's,
are essentially passive. There is no internal active agent of change,
which one
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From: Roger Clough rclo...@verizon.net
To: - Roger Clough rclo...@verizon.net
Sent: Mon, Aug 26, 2013 3:31 am
Subject: Leibniz's final causation as the Self, the active agent of change
Leibniz's final causation as the Self, the active agent of change
So far, materialistic models
Leibniz's final causation as the Self, the active agent of change
So far, materialistic models of the mind, such as Dennett's,
are essentially passive. There is no internal active agent of change,
which one might call the Self.
The internal active agent of change is desire, which we might
Leibniz's final causation as the Self, the active agent of change
So far, materialistic models of the mind, such as Dennett's,
are essentially passive. There is no internal active agent of change,
which one might call the Self.
The internal active agent of change is desire, which we might
It should be mentioned that final causation requires downward causation to
be operative.
See George Ellis for examples of downward causation at the human level.
http://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/1212/1212.2275.pdf
Recognising Top-Down Causation
George Ellis, University of Cape Town
Abstract: One
On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 06:26:36AM -0400, Richard Ruquist wrote:
It should be mentioned that final causation requires downward causation to
be operative.
Why?
The principle of least action in Lagrangian dynamics is an apparent
final causation, but no downward causation is in play, as there are
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