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The unsolvability of the mind-body problem enables free will

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Jan Scheffel, Professor from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, argues that the insolvability of the mind-body problem enables free willIn summary, we have found that reductionistic scientific understanding of subjective conscious processes is not possible; emergence lies in the way. Ontological emergence, in turn, leads to ontological openness which enables downward causation and free willOpen Access Government The unsolvability of the mind-body problem enables free will

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 Jan Scheffel, Professor from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, argues that the insolvability of the mind-body problem enables free will


In summary, we have found that reductionistic scientific understanding of subjective conscious processes is not possible; emergence lies in the way. Ontological emergence, in turn, leads to ontological openness which enables downward causation and free will


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Mike Norman is an economist and veteran trader whose career has spanned over 30 years on Wall Street. He is a former member and trader on the CME, NYMEX, COMEX and NYFE and he managed money for one of the largest hedge funds and ran a prop trading desk for Credit Suisse.

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