The enigma of our freedom of choice or Free Will is tackled in Chapter 6 of the book ‘Philosophy of Life Instinct’. The existence of this capability is crucial to…
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Book: Philosophy of Life Instinct: Chapter 5: Thought, Language and Intelligence
Their validity for understanding ourselves
Chapter 5 of ‘Philosophy of Life Instinct’ considers Thought, Language and Intelligence, to see if they are valid for understanding ourselves.
Book: Philosophy of Life Instinct: Chapter 4: Life and the Life Instinct
Defining life and the Life Instinct
The crucial Chapter 4 of ‘The Philosophy of Life Instinct’ is out. It’s the heart of the book, as it defines “Life and the Life Instinct”, that’ll inform all aspects…
Book: Philosophy of Life Instinct: Chapter 3: The Nature of Time
What time is and how it is intrinsic to everything
Chapter 3 of the book ‘Philosophy of Life Instinct’ is on the important topic of ‘The Nature of Time’.
Book: Philosophy of Life Instinct: Chapter 2: What if it all Just Is?
Existence, knowledge and causation
Chapter 2 of the book ‘Philosophy of Life Instinct’ explores the ultimate questions of reality– matter, illusion, knowledge and causation. Read along to consider them with me.
Book: Philosophy of Life Instinct: Chapter 1: The Metaphysical Context
Why we need to first consider the universal questions
Chapter 1 of ‘Philosophy of Life Instinct’ explains the metaphysical context, its limits and necessity for the philosophical ideas that will come later in the book.
Book: Philosophy of Life Instinct: Prologue
Here’s the Prologue of ‘Philosophy of Life Instinct’, the serialised book. It sets out the structure and how to use the book.
Book: Philosophy of Life Instinct: Introduction
I’ve started serialising ‘Philosophy of Life Instinct’, a book, on Medium. Here is the first chapter, the Introduction. A new chapter will come out every three to four days, likely…
A Study of Free Will
Free Will is the ability to choose between alternative actions. It needs the identification of the choices, through instinct or thought. Do self-awareness and Free Will go hand-in-hand? Is it…
What is Art?
What is happening when my brain converts the sound vibrations of a Mozart sonata or Maria Callas aria into electrical signals and experiences them? Why does it generate a nice…