Erisology of Self and Will, Part 4: The Gulf

21 July, 20174 April, 2018 ~ John Nerst ~ 7 Comments

Part 4 of a series adapted from my 2009 Bachelor's Thesis in philosophy. It discusses some scientific disciplines with bearing on the self, and how their results are interpreted differently by the traditional paradigm vs. the scientific. Read more (11 min, 2700 words)

Erisology of Self and Will, Part 1: Introduction

30 June, 20174 April, 2018 ~ John Nerst ~ 2 Comments

An adaptation of my 2009 Bachelor's Thesis in philosophy about how scientific statements about the self and the will are interpreted differently inside and outside science, with dangerous consequences. Part 1 of 7. Read more (4 min, 900 words)