Open AccessCausal topology and non-material causes
Author(s) -
Alexey Vladimirovich Safronov
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
laplage em revista
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2446-6220
DOI - 10.24115/s2446-6220202172867p.575-585
Subject(s) - causation , causality (physics) , property (philosophy) , event (particle physics) , consciousness , ontology , closure (psychology) , topology (electrical circuits) , connection (principal bundle) , causal structure , computer science , mathematics , epistemology , psychology , philosophy , physics , law , political science , geometry , quantum mechanics , combinatorics
The principle of physical causal closure makes the problem of the ontology of consciousness insoluble since the principle rejects the possibility of mental causation. However, this principle is based on the linear causality model the foundation of which is the connection of material events with each other. The article deals with the possibility of mental causation based on non-material events, reflecting the influence of probability on probability, and not an event on an event. A hypothetical model is considered, in which one state of activity of neural processes in the brain can correspond to various mental states that differ from each other, however, not content-wise but within the framework of a non-material property. The non-material property is defined as the likelihood of mental assessments and, in essence, is the causal topology of mental processes.