Ep. 76 - Metaphysical Questions, Objectivist Answers | Dr. David Kelley

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Can the whole be greater than the sum of its parts? Does consciousness require that we split the world between mind and body? Can free will exist in a naturalistic worldview?

Dr. David Kelley joins me on this episode to give his Objectivist perspective on these questions. As Dr. Kelley explains, many ideas in Objectivism are heavily influenced by Aristotelian thinking.

Topics Discussed:

03:48 Mind and Matter - Are they separate? 13:22 Is consciousness emergent? 23:33 Do capacities exist independent of the mind? 26:03 Free Will 30:48 Mysticism and The Ghost in the Machine 38:09 Concepts and Concept Formation 40:28 Do things exist independently from minds? 46:21 How are living and dying different from the position of atoms changing? 47:55 Can physical phenomena be explained in terms of their parts rather than the whole?

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