Origins of Self: Free pdf downloads
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Free pdf downloads of essays and dialogues concerning the nature and evolution of self, society, consciousness and the process philosophy of A.N. Whitehead.
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"Summary of Whitehead's Process Philosophy"
Orin explains why this philosophy can change your perspective
on reality and give life a meaning. ( Downloads) |
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"The Determined Will"
Freya believes we have the freedom and Will to pursue our own ends, but
Max argues this is a delusion because the future is already determined. ( Downloads) |
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"Moral Objects"
Max and Freya believe that morality is relative but
Orin argues that morals are real, being natural objects built into the
fabric of the universe. ( Downloads) |
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"And so it is with God?"
Orin,
Freya and Max discuss how math objects and God exist in the realm of
ideas and the controversy about whether these objects are real. ( Downloads) |
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"Money, Trust and God"
Orin and Max discover that money only has value because of our trust in
metaphysical objects ( Downloads) |
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"Morality Games"
Nietzsche argued with the ‘Death of God’ morality has no foundation but
Orin and Max’s dialogue reveals how these commandments allow the
players of Tit-for-Tat to produce a win-win result. ( Downloads) |
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"How Words Make Us
Angry" Max believes Freya has been programmed to
respond angrily to a politician's xenophobic rhetoric. Freya argues that
without such emotions there would be no language, concepts or actions. ( Downloads) |
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"The Designer
Universe" Does the scientific version of evolution provide
strong evidence that humans have emerged as part of a mysterious Grand
Design? This paper argues this is the only rational explanation for our
existence! ( Downloads) |
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"Under the Power of a
Monster" Freya is horrified at the thought we can only be
governed by fear, but Max argues it’s the only way we can to live in
peace. ( Downloads) |
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"My Transcendent
Core-Self"
Orin concludes that a self-regenerating ‘core-self’ is necessary for
life to endure the flux of events. This is the ‘still point of the
turning world’, the transcendent centre around which the world of time
and space flows. ( Downloads) |
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"The Purpose
of Life: Eating to Live or Living to Eat?" Forget about
some high moral or religious purpose, Max and Orin are debating the
purpose of life in terms of finding food and eating it! ( Downloads) |
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"The Light from Our Eyes "
Max is horrified that 50% of American college students think their eyes illuminate the world. Orin thinks they may be on to something. Meanwhile, Freya is entranced by an expensive array of colored circles. ( Downloads) |
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"A waste of my time " Orin argues only timeless beings can experience time. Max is not convinced. ( Downloads) |
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"Small Minds Think Alike" Freya and Max find themselves surrounded by microscopic minds. ( Downloads) |
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"The Conspiracy of Theories" Freya argues that conspiracy theories are illogical, but Orin is not so sure! |
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"The Origins of Self" the complete ebook in which Freya, Max and Orin discuss the origins of consciousness, the reality of 'self' and evolution: ( Downloads ) |
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"Conscious Events" A paper exploring how the scientific understanding of the origins and
evolution of consciousness can be informed by the
application of some concepts derived from the process philosophy of A. N.
Whitehead. |
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