Category Archives: Qualia

Ineffability of Insight III

Posted on June 13, 2010 by

Schooler & Melcher[1995]. Ineffability of Insight, pp 97-133 in The Creative Cognitive Approach, Smith et al - Editors A Comparison of Insight and Analytic Problem Solving Protocols Note here mostly because this is when I had the thought – There is something notable … Continue reading →

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Ineffability of Insight II

Posted on June 7, 2010 by

Schooler & Melcher[1995]. Ineffability of Insight, pp 97-133 in The Creative Cognitive Approach, Smith et al - Editors Reconceptualizing Insight Constructs Using Current Theories of Cognition  Restructuring p104: “..insight solutions may require shifting to a new problem space (Ohlsson 1984) Mechanisms: memory search … Continue reading →

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Ineffability of Insight

Posted on June 7, 2010 by

Schooler & Melcher[1995]. Ineffability of Insight, pp 97-133 in The Creative Cognitive Approach, Smith et al - Editors Intro-Yay! p98: “If insight represents only a small portion of the full creative process, it nevertheless constitutes one of the major sources of ineffability with which discussions … Continue reading →

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The dangers of being too comfortable

Posted on April 19, 2010 by

I was comfortable… too comfortable.  I had looked forward to the week with anticipation and more than a little anxiety but that changed.  The air around me became less crispy soon after I deposited my things in the hotel room.  … Continue reading →

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2 Corinthians 4 (NIV)

Posted on April 1, 2007 by

Treasures in Jars of Clay 1Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart. 2Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. … Continue reading →

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Of all places…

Posted on February 13, 2007 by

Underwater Labyrinth Originally uploaded by Xhyra Graf. The underwater labyrinth at Support for Healing in SL. Gotta find ways of reaching balance in any place you can. I suppose being blue could mean that you have gills somewhere…      

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Quantum Approaches to Consciousness

Posted on February 12, 2007 by

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qt-consciousness/ http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/qt-consciousness/#4.6: Mind & Matter as Dual Aspects

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Functionally Specious

Posted on February 2, 2007 by

However, I disagree somewhat with their conclusion.  Even if it is a contradictory statement that we sometimes experience things “as both ordered and present” it IS so and it does happen.  We have to try to figure out what causes … Continue reading →

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Mental Causation

Posted on January 28, 2007 by

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mental-causation/ 3. From Substance to Property Mind-body causation is problematic for a substance dualist, but it appears to be less so for a materialist, someone who believes that the mind, if it is a substance at all, is a material … Continue reading →

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Identity Theory of Mind

Posted on January 28, 2007 by

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mind-identity/  The identity theory of mind holds that states and processes of the mind are identical to states and processes of the brain. Strictly speaking, it need not hold that the mind is identical to the brain. Idiomatically we do … Continue reading →

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