According to the last post, the constitution of complex natural systems should be understood using a theory of composite causal processes. Composite causal processes are formed from a pattern of discrete causal interactions among a group of smaller sub-processes. When the latter sustains a higher rate of in-group versus out-group interactions, they form a composite.… Continue reading RQM and Molecular Composition
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Composing Natural Systems
[Originally published May 31, 2021] An interesting feature of Relational Quantum Mechanics (RQM), the subject of the last post, is its implication that discrete measurement-like interaction events are going on between natural systems (unobserved by us) all the time. It turns out that this offers a way to incorporate quantum phenomena into an attractive account of how… Continue reading Composing Natural Systems
Metaphysics and the Problem of Consciousness
[Originally published April 16, 2020] In a recent post I talked about different frameworks for addressing the subjective dimension of consciousness. One path used ideas from philosophy of mind, the other looked to evolutionary biology. Of course, many who ponder solving this and related aspects of the mind-body problem take a more overtly metaphysical turn.… Continue reading Metaphysics and the Problem of Consciousness