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Drawing the boundary between subject and object: comments on the mind-brain problem

R Rosen1

  • 1Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Theoretical Medicine
|June 1, 1993
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Physics struggles with the mind-brain problem due to subjectivity. This study proposes that objective scientific understanding requires recognizing complex systems with causal loops, not just machine-like processes.

Area of Science:

  • Interdisciplinary science bridging physics, biology, and philosophy of mind.
  • Focuses on the nature of objectivity and subjectivity in scientific inquiry.

Background:

  • Traditional physics excludes subjective experience, creating a gap in understanding the mind-brain problem.
  • Biologists seek material bases for subjective mental processes, aiming for objectivity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To challenge the narrow definition of objectivity tied to machine-like processes.
  • To propose a new framework for scientific objectivity that includes subjective phenomena.

Main Methods:

  • Analyzes the measurement problem in quantum physics and the objectivity of mathematics.
  • Introduces the concept of 'complex systems' with closed causal loops.
  • Argues for the scientific legitimacy of non-simulable models with self-references.

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Main Results:

  • Objectivity can be extended to include closed loops of causation, which are characteristic of complex systems.
  • Complex systems possess non-simulable models due to inherent impredicativities or self-references.
  • Redefines the boundary between subject and object in scientific investigation.

Conclusions:

  • A broader view of objectivity, encompassing complex systems, is necessary to address the mind-brain problem.
  • Closed causal loops and self-referential models are key to understanding subjective phenomena objectively.
  • This framework allows for the scientific study of phenomena previously considered outside its scope.