Some Reflections on the Possibility of Naturalizing the Mind

The article examines whether it is possible to provide a coherent naturalist account of the emergence of the mind (spirit), construed as a plethora of mental abilities that are present in living beings. I analyze Bateson’s information-system theory of mind, Peirce’s theory of semiotics, and some bio...

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Main Author: Andrej Ule
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Croatian Interdisciplinary Society 2015-10-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems
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Online Access:http://indecs.eu/2015/indecs2015-pp501-510.pdf