Yes. My own EnFormAction hypothesis, based on a philosophical mash-up of Quantum & Information theories, is essentially a Teleonomy. But I didn't know...
By "universal evolution" are you referring to the theory of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin*1? As I understand it, such a teleological process is directed ...
Sometimes a tautology is philosophically fundamental. Shannon defined Information physically, in terms of Energy/Entropy relationships. You seem to be...
No worries mate. :wink: Sorry, if I gave the wrong impression. I was not criticizing your post. But, I was prompted to do some Googling on the Science...
Unfortunately, although most of the authors of the original paper --- On the roles of function and selection in evolving systems --- are professional ...
The inter-action of neurons may well be mechanistic, but the general brain "state" is a snapshot (static) pattern or relationship, which requires a se...
Off-topic : I like to use "Meta-Physics" as a synonym for Philosophical issues. And the referent - antecedent-denotation is to Aristotle's ancient wri...
Pardon the intrusion, but could reflect that accusation right back at you. You seem to be confusing what you believe with "what is". Yet, your science...
As usual, the implicit debate within the dialog is between the utility of Practical Realistic Physicists (Feynman) versus the futility of Philosophica...
Again, your aspersion has missed the point of the original question : What are the philosophical consequences of science saying we are mechanistic? Pa...
Computer information processing is simply a mechanical procedure --- one thing after another --- as envisioned by Shannon. And some people still expec...
That is an important distinction for understanding the multipurpose roles of Information (EnFormAction) in the world. Some TPF posters like to think o...
Sorry to butt-in here, but it seems to me that this "disagreement" is not about "question begging" but about Question Defining. I think I understand w...
I have saved a PDF of the Assembly Theory article*1, but haven't read it in detail yet. Coincidentally, I noticed that one of the authors is Sara Walk...
those advocating Empirical Philosophy, typically define Metaphysics as religious nonsense. — Gnomon Thanks. I had never heard of "Constructive Empiric...
I think you have touched on the antithetical Frames of Reference that divide many of the posters on this forum : Empirical vs Theoretical (metaphysica...
Sorry for the confusion. I was groping for a polite way to make "sense" of an erroneous assertion by ?unenlightened : that "Information is Entropy". I...
Yes. Darwin's theory was limited to Biological systems, and he could only guess about some unknown means for communicating information from one genera...
That is a common misinterpretation of Shannon's definition of Information, in terms of abstract mathematics, not of human vocabulary. As I attempted t...
The mission statement below*1 does include "Theology" & "Philosophy", under the heading of Sciences and Scholarship. Also, "creativity, forgiveness, a...
I didn't see the post you refer to until after I made my own post regarding your previous exchange with *1. I inferred that he was talking about the e...
I suspect that 's black vs white terminology is giving you problems. Apparently, what he means by "order" is absolute perfect order as contrasted with...
The OP articles didn't mention Entropy specifically, but you may have a good point : to include "energy dissipation" as a necessary investment in evol...
I assume it was Gnomon who you were categorizing as "ignorant" of Science. And the imputation of Agency as non-scientific. Please note that Darwin's A...
I'm not a Biologist. And not "ignorant" of the official biological application of "Selection". For philosophical purposes, I'm not bound to that physi...
Personal comments on topics of the OP : 1. Fitness : Darwin's biological criteria for Fitness was limited to living creatures. But this Information-ba...
I agree that Darwin's word-choice of "selection"*1, to describe how Evolution works, inadvertently implied some "agency"*2 doing the choosing from amo...
Not my kind of thinking. Instead, I view Metaphysics as literally beyond the scope of reductive materialistic Science. You can atomize matter down to ...
Thanks. I will appreciate your fair & balanced report on the technical paper. I have only read the news articles that summarized the original study. I...
The scientists involved didn't present their findings as a Theory of Everything, but merely one thing (a new law) to explain three things (novelty, st...
Are you certain that Transcendental Idealism is about free-floating fantasies? Or is that just a prejudice against philosophical Idealism (science of ...
For me, Philosophy is a retirement hobby. But personally, I prefer collecting new ideas instead of old furniture. The difference is ideal vs real arch...
Interesting way to define the role of Metaphysics : to give us a general "background" understanding of how the world system functions. Aristotle descr...
Your OP seems to be challenging conventional dualistic philosophical and scientific categories, such as Mind vs Body, or Wave vs Particle. But your (r...
That's OK. I am also none of those professions. But, my retirement from the money-grubbing world, allows me to dabble in metaphysical speculation, wit...
Good point! A Physical thing, like a chair, is real, specific & tangible, requiring little thought to perceive. But metaphysical models are ideal, gen...
OK. As usual, my unconventional & idiosyncratic answers are "invalid" from your authoritarian perspective. So, tell me what answers --- to your three ...
This is why I can't have a philosophical dialog with you. I take your questions seriously, and provide long detailed answers. But you respond only wit...
OK. So, why are we discussing "matter waves" on a philosophy forum. Does the distinction between Particles and Waves have a philosophical significance...
So, you fill the gap in physical understanding with a label : out there in the darkness of ignorance are "matter waves". Like medieval maps, in unchar...
I agree. But Determinism/Fatalism denies that a willing agent can find a causal gap to fill with her own intentions. Whatever will be will be, regardl...
# Substance Dualist? : No. I'm a Substance Monist. But my hypothetical ultimate substance (EFA) violates your immanentist exclusionary rule. Although ...
Seems that you and are looking at different parts of the same elephant : equations or experiments. Maxwell's classical wave equation was clearly deter...
The "claw" in that quote may refer to a cooked crab's claw, which Bergson used as an object lesson for the difference between living matter and dead m...
Your summary of Transcendental Idealism reminded me of a Quantum pioneer's response to the question whether queer quantum science revealed anything ab...
The two most popular options in this poll accept that Consciousness (C) is an immaterial causal phenomenon, but differ on how it came to be whatever i...
No. Consciousness is partly shaped by physical events, but partly determined by metaphysical (mental) interactions. For example : a motivated physical...
I'm not a physicist or topologist, so I'm not qualified to argue the question of "faulty deduction". Are you? Symmetry is not very high on my list of ...
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