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podcast

Author
Michael Egnor
Date
July 28, 2022

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Andrew Newberg, body, Carol Zaleski, Dr. Andrew Newberg, Dualism, duelist perspective, EEG, Idealism, Idealist perspective, LSD, Materialism, materialist perspective, mental disorders, Methodological naturalism, Michael Egnor, Mind vs. brain, mind-body dualism, mind-body problem, Mind-Brain Distinction, MRI, Near Death Experiences, Negative encounters, Neurotheology, Nuclear Medicine, Phenomena, Psychedelics, Roger Scruton, Schizophrenia, Thomas Aquinas, Thomistic dualism, Tongues}

Mysteries of the Mind

_{Michael Egnor

July 28, 2022

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It’s hard to know where the brain ends and the mind begins. How can studying our brains give us insight into our minds? Neuroscientist Andrew Newberg and neurosurgeon Michael Egnor sit down for a chat about all things brain related including neurotheology, methods of studying the brain, and other mind/brain phenomena. Additional Resources Andrew Newberg’s Website Michael Egnor at Discovery.org Read More ›

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podcast

Author
Michael Egnor
Date
December 23, 2021

Tagged
Andrew Newberg, brain, Dr. Andrew Newberg, Dr. Michael Egnor, LSD, mental disorders, Michael Egnor, Mind Brain, Mind-Brain Distinction, Near Death Experiences, Negative encounters, Phenomena, phenomena of the mind, Psychedelics, Schizophrenia, Thomas Aquinas, Tongues}

Phenomena of the Mind

_{Michael Egnor

December 23, 2021

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Endless mysteries dwell inside and outside the brain, and it’s hard to know where the brain ends and the mind begins. Dr. Michael Egnor and Dr. Andrew Newberg discuss near death experiences, speaking in tongues, and many more mysteries of the mind. Show Notes Additional Resources

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post

Author
Michael Egnor
Date
June 8, 2020

Categorized
Philosophy of Mind

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Aristotle, Augustine, Duns Scotus, Featured, Immanuel Kant, Nominalism, Noumena, Phenomena, Plato, Realism, Thomas Aquinas, William of Ockham}

Nominalism: The Stubble Left by Ockham’s Razor

_{Ockham was a methodological minimalist, not a philosophical minimalist} _{Michael Egnor

June 8, 2020

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Philosophy of Mind}

Ockham did not say that complex metaphysical realities don’t exist. He said that we should trim our understanding of reality to the use of as few concepts as possible for reasons of efficiency, even at the cost of absolute precision. Ockham may thus be said to be a methodological minimalist. Read More ›