Anastopoulos, Charis (2020) Mind-body interaction and modern physics. [Preprint]
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The idea that mind and body are distinct entities that interact is often claimed to be incompatible with physics. The aim of this paper is to disprove this claim. To this end, we construct a broad mathematical framework that describes theories with mind-body interaction (MBI) as an extension of current physical theories. We employ histories theory, i.e., a formulation of physical theories in which a physical system is described in terms of (i) a set of propositions about possible evolutions of the system and (ii) a probability assignment to such propositions. The notion of dynamics is incorporated into the probability rule. As this formulation emphasises logical and probabilistic concepts, it is ontologically neutral. It can be used to describe mental `degrees of freedom' in addition to physical ones. This results into a mathematical framework for psycho-physical interaction (ΨΦI formalism). Interestingly, a class of ΨΦI theories turns out to be compatible with energy conservation.
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| Keywords: | mind-body interaction, quantum theory, probabilities | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science > Consciousness Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Probability/Statistics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics |
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| Depositing User: | Dr Charis Anastopoulos | ||||||
| Date Deposited: | 31 Mar 2021 14:39 | ||||||
| Last Modified: | 31 Mar 2021 14:39 | ||||||
| Item ID: | 18873 | ||||||
| Subjects: | Specific Sciences > Cognitive Science > Consciousness Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Probability/Statistics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Mechanics |
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| Date: | 13 February 2020 | ||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/18873 |
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