PHILOSOPHY PATHWAYS                                     ISSN 2043-0728
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Issue No. 226
15th October 2018

CONTENTS

Edited by Andrew Notier

I. 'Early Buddhism and Ryle on Thinking Thought' by Gyan Prakash

II. 'Towards an Understanding of Creativity' by Max Malikow

III. 'Erro, Ergo Sum: An Evolutionary Map for Consciousness,
Cognition and Free Will' by Andrew W. Notier

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EDITOR'S NOTE

This monthÕs issue of Philosophy Pathways features articles exploring
the philosophy of mind. The fundamental truths underlying our
conscious selves has been one of the most enduring and expansive
topics of philosophical inquiry throughout human history. Despite the
voluminous chronicles of analysis regarding cognition and nature of
the mind, many of these questions remain unanswered [...]

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http://philosophypathways.com/articles/Andrew_Notier_Philosophy_
Pathways_Issue_226_Introduction.pdf

(c) Andrew Notier 2018

Email: awnotier@gmail.com

About the editor:
<http://philosophypathways.com/newsletter/editor.html#notier>

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I. 'EARLY BUDDHISM AND RYLE ON THINKING THOUGHT' BY GYAN PRAKASH

The main purport of this paper is a comparative study of the
conception of mind and thoughts as delineated by the early Buddhist
theory and the contemporary Rylean notion of 'mind,' thereby make an
attempt to bring to surface the hitherto unexplored similarities in
both. It also endeavors to demarcate their radical differences in
theorizing the very concept of 'mind and thoughts.' In order to
achieve the above mentioned aim I have brought forth the arguments
against 'dualism' (from different angles) in both the systems of
thought. [...]

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http://philosophypathways.com/articles/Gyan_Prakash_Early_Buddhism_
and_Ryle_on_Thinking_Thought.pdf

(c) Gyan Prakash 2018

Email: gyansi@gmail.com 

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II. 'TOWARDS AN UNDERSTANDING OF CREATIVITY' BY MAX MALIKOW

It would have been presumptuous to have titled this paper
'Understanding Creativity'. A comprehensive explanation of the
'ability to produce ideas that are novel and useful' is currently
unavailable and will remain so for some time and possibly
forever.This deficiency exists in spite of attempts by many artists
as well as researchers from various disciplines to account for the
factors that motivate and enable those who are creative [...]

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http://philosophypathways.com/articles/Max_Malikow_Towards_an_
Understanding_of_Creativity.pdf

(c) Max Malikow 2018

Email: malikowm@lemoyne.edu

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III. 'ERRO, ERGO SUM: AN EVOLUTIONARY MAP FOR CONSCIOUSNESS,
COGNITION AND FREE WILL' BY ANDREW W. NOTIER

There is a truism that emerges time and time again from our
reflections on humanity: Life appears to be unique in the universe in
its ability to produce erroneous information, and human beings have
the ability to generate these errors on a staggering scale. When a
person acts in response to inaccurate information, this creates a
condition in which there are behavioral changes resulting from
something that is not real.Ê The strangeness of this situation in a
universe governed by the laws of physics is so normal to our
experience as humans that remarking upon it seems like a platitude
[..]

Read more...

http://philosophypathways.com/articles/Andrew_Notier_Erro_Ergo_
Sum-An_Evolutionary_Map_for_Consciousness_Cognition_and_Free_Will.pdf

(c) Andrew W. Notier 2018

Email: awnotier@gmail.com


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