Abstract:Is “mind” universal to all neural creatures or is it unique to homo sapien, whose talent for language greatly enlarges his/ her ability to recall and enunciate past experience. Philosophers have wrestled with the concept of “mind” but have not delineated whether it emanates from body or spirit. Physicists have called on quantum mechanics to provide an explanatory rationale for mental states. Unfortunately, one cannot employ the metrics of physics to formulate emotions. Computer scientists aspire to emulate the… Show more
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