Knowledge
The illusion of time’s flow
Time may appear to fly, but is it truly moving, or is it simply a figment of our perception? Time flies… or does it? Our daily experiences certainly give us the impression that time is flowing. Nobody really questions that the past is what has already happened, the present is
Exploring the nature of consciousness
To experience consciousness does not appear to require emotional states, memories, attention, language or self-introspection [Image from Pixabay] The requirements for consciousness Consciousness is such a difficult concept to define that it is perhaps easier to begin this discussion by describing what isn’t required for something to be deemed conscious.
Free will: reality or illusion
Do we possess free will? Or are our actions completely predetermined? [Image from Envato Elements] Do we possess free will? There is no way I could possibly discuss all aspects of free will in a short article such as this. There are simply so many philosophical positions and debates surrounding
Exploring spatial dimensions: from zero to three
Two and three spatial dimensions [Images from Envato Elements] Spatial dimensions When you think of dimensions what comes to mind? When I hear the word dimension I immediately think of the measures of length, width and height. For example, when I want to describe the size of a shoebox (i.e.,
The enigma of conscious experience
A phenomenological experience consists of separate subjective experiences, known as qualia (singular: quale). Thus, seeing the colour red is a visual quale, listening to the chirping of the birds is an auditory quale, etc. [Images from Doodly] Phenomenology and qualia In all honesty, the field of philosophy is riddled with
US-Japan conflict in WWII: path to the atomic bomb
American Chester W. Nimitz (left) and Japanese Isoroku Yamamoto (right), two major key figures in the WWII naval battles in the Pacific [Images from Wikimedia Commons] Context into the US-Japan conflict during the Second World War Japan entered the Second World War with the objective to occupy the Western colonies