The mind brain identity problem questions why mental and brain states seem accidentally connected. This paradox threatens identity theory’s foundation. The solution requires abandoning binary conceptions of identity itself.
The concept of “could have done otherwise” is neither about alternative worlds nor alternative interpretations, but about the psychological reality of choice construction. Your freedom emerged from contemplating alternatives, not from metaphysical facts about possible worlds. Freedom operates through “phenomenological branching”—the lived experience of confronting genuine alternatives during choice.
Psychological continuity theory says gradual, overlapping changes in your mental states preserve identity across time. But this raises the puzzle: which psychological features count, and how much overlap do you need? The continuity might not be there waiting to be found—it’s something you build through the very act of being conscious over time.
Foundational beliefs are the beliefs that need no further justification because they serve as the bedrock for all other justification. The justification for having foundational beliefs is that we cannot coherently reject them without using them.
Your inner thoughts feel like a world of their own. But is this a true private language? Learn what philosophers like Wittgenstein say about the secret code of your consciousness
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“We’re all just walking each other home” – A visual representation of shared human journey T he profound act of walking each other home begins in moments like these. You’re leaving your friend’s house after a difficult conversation about her divorce when she walks you to your car, even though it’s late and cold. As
You’re at dinner with six friends, but nobody’s really there. Everyone’s phone lies face-up beside their plate like a competing dinner companion, screens lighting up with notifications that pull attention away mid-sentence. Sarah stops talking about her job interview to check Instagram. Mike responds to a work email between bites of pasta. You all came
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