mainstream psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy of mind is fundamentally
flawed." (p. xiii). - Irreducible Mind. (Edward Kelly et al.) 4. Irreducible Mind.
Today’s Agenda
Extraordinary Knowing
Presenter: Tom G. Nielsen
Mind Memory and the Brain -- Break –Mind & Extraordinary Knowing
EK Website Savants & Genius
Week 7 2
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Mind
Irreducible Mind
"...the materialistic consensus that undergirds practically all of current mainstream psychology, neuroscience, and philosophy of mind is fundamentally flawed." (p. xiii)
- Irreducible Mind (Edward Kelly et al.) 3
Two Worldviews of Mind
Orthodox View:
Mind is an emergent epiphenomenon of brain functioning
Emerging View:
Mind exists beyond the brain (in non-spatial, non-temporal fields) The Brain
100+ years of theory & research
Less like a computer More like a transceiver Probably involves ‘resonant tuning’ 5
Reviews, summarizes & critiques a vast body of literature on mind Experimental & clinical Biological, medical & psychological Determines the failures and inadequacies of the orthodox, materialistic theories & explanations of mind Establishes substantial evidence for an irreducible mind 4
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Mind and Extraordinary Knowing
Bluejay
EK Website – Related Resources
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http://www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.org/savant_syndrome Kim Peak [VIDEO: 7:00] Matt Savage [AUDIO: 7:45] More…
Genius Mozart
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Bluejay
http://www.jaygreenbergmusic.com/ Jay Greenberg doesn't know where the music comes from, but it comes fully written--playing like an orchestra in his head.
