Gregg: I know John Horgan quite well. He is a pretty standard "hippie" who keeps reaching for hallucinogens &c as-if this was still the 1960s. Creative writing and all that. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__blogs.scientificamerican.com_cross-2Dcheck_yes-2Dmake-2Dpsychedelics-2Dlegally-2Davailable-2Dbut-2Ddont-2Dforget-2Dthe-2Drisks_&d=DwIBaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=s-R6M6hfOGoi0XNEPzL4ZP_EN3HsB7oqp1rr1qezSjI&s=MVELN_kfJpMKxxN0p73C4ZXWbOKPNW4LWlOcX5QenTg&e= Alas, that was the old paradigm. He has no interest in the *new* one (so I will not be commenting) . . . <g> Mark Quoting "Henriques, Gregg - henriqgx" <[log in to unmask]>: > Hi List, > I am inviting folks to join me on a book club conversation. The > book is free and on-line. It is John Horgan's Mind Body > Problems<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__mindbodyproblems.com_&d=DwIBaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=s-R6M6hfOGoi0XNEPzL4ZP_EN3HsB7oqp1rr1qezSjI&s=cLOLF8DF4D-hNinQV0_ulxiDQ8I6DoFv4eGKM_Ky09Y&e=>. I have started reading it > and will offer a summary of one chapter each week. The first chapter > is Introduction: The Weirdness. > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__mindbodyproblems.com_introduction_&d=DwIBaQ&c=eLbWYnpnzycBCgmb7vCI4uqNEB9RSjOdn_5nBEmmeq0&r=HPo1IXYDhKClogP-UOpybo6Cfxxz-jIYBgjO2gOz4-A&m=s-R6M6hfOGoi0XNEPzL4ZP_EN3HsB7oqp1rr1qezSjI&s=UYxDdWcxnEXxGa0rZAEGkNh4tcQoaGJjmpQRgZ3EMls&e=> It is not too long, > just over 4,000 words. On Friday, I will offer a summary of it and > some commentary. > > The book gives us an opportunity as a group to grapple with the > mind-body problem(s) and to engage in conversations about what it > is, and how we might understand it going forward. As you will see, > Horgan defines the problem very broadly. As such, it is very > relevant for a Theory Of Knowledge. And it is also quite relevant > for the ToK/UTUA framework. If the ToK/UTUA Framework is valid, it > has much to say about the mind-body problems. The nature of the > problems look very different. > > I hope you will join me and chime in with your own thoughts. > > Best, > Gregg > > ############################ > > To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: > write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > or click the following link: > http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1 ############################ To unsubscribe from the TOK-SOCIETY-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://listserv.jmu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=TOK-SOCIETY-L&A=1