Just in case anyone reading yesterday's post is thinking that science+philosophy=biological determinism, here's a couple of links where science & philosophy come together to challenge eugenics-type thinking in really exciting ways.
Mathematician John Conway talking about his collaborative investigations with Simon Kochen into the nature of free will. (If humans have free will, which is their a priori assumption, then so do elementary particles...kooky and convincing!)
Philosopher Alva Noë interviewed by Ginger Campbell on the Brain Science Podcast and making his claim that the brain is necessary but not sufficient for consciousness. ("...your brain is a part of you. Your
brain is a part of the mechanism that enables you to be you, but the brain is not all that plays a role. Your body also plays a role, and the environment plays a role. And your environment plays a role thought of in different ways. The physical environment plays a role, but also the cultural environment plays a role.")
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