Gao, Shan (2022) Can Bohmian brains make minds? On shadows, puppets and zombies. [Preprint]
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In Bohmian mechanics, it is assumed that the physical state that determines the mental state of an observer is not the wave function but the configuration of the Bohmian particles. In this paper, I argue that the Bohmian particles are like shadows and puppets, and the Bohmian observers have no conscious minds and they are zombies when assuming that quantum entanglement plays no role in generating the conscious mind. It remains to be seen if Bohmian brains can make minds by rejecting this common assumption in neuroscience and philosophy of mind.
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| Keywords: | Bohmian mechanics; mental state; wave function; Bohmian particles; observers; conscious mind; zombies; quantum entanglement | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science > Consciousness Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics |
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| Depositing User: | Prof. Shan Gao | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 01 Sep 2022 03:28 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 01 Sep 2022 03:28 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 21113 | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science > Consciousness Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics |
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| Date: | 31 August 2022 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/21113 |
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