Contextual emergence of mental states


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2015-11

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Journal Article

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Abstract

The concept of contextual emergence has been proposed as a non-reductive, yet well-defined relation between different levels of description of physical and other systems. It yields a formally sound and empirically applicable procedure to translate between descriptive levels in an overall consistent fashion. This will be discussed for the contextual emergence of mental states from a neural level of description.

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published

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16 (4)

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359 - 364

Publisher

Springer

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Bridge laws; Coarse graining; Cognitive neuroscience; Emergence; Interlevel relations; Mechanics; Mental causation; Philosophy of science; Philosophy of mind; Reduction; Symbolic dynamics; Thermodynamics

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02803 - Collegium Helveticum / Collegium Helveticum check_circle
03325 - Folkers, Gerd (emeritus) check_circle

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It was possible to publish this article open access thanks to a Swiss National Licence with the publisher.

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