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#663 - Erik Hoel - A Guide To The Fundamental Mystery Of The Mind
Modern Wisdom
Free Will and Emergence: Exploring Causal Influence
This chapter delves into the relationship between free will and emergence, addressing the argument that our actions are determined by atoms and introducing the theory of causal emergence. It explores the concept of cognitive closure, explains the role of macro scale entities in causal power, and emphasizes that while it doesn't prove free will, it opens the possibility of causal significance in macro scale descriptions.
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