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Freedom of Imagination

Jeff Carreira June 1, 2016 Creative Expression 3 Comments

In 1817 the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge described “the willing suspension of disbelief” as an act of “poetic faith” through which a reader accepts fanciful aspects of a fictional work. Without this willingness the …

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Dr. Timothy MortonRene DescartesSamuel Taylor Coleridge

The Ego Tunnel and the Nature of Reality

Jeff Carreira March 29, 2012 Blog Posts, Philosophical Inquiry 6 Comments

Thomas Metzinger’s new book The Ego Tunnel weaves research in out-of-body experiences, lucid dreaming, phantom limbs and other extraordinary human occurrences with leading edge neuroscience to create a convincing picture of how neural activity constantly …

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Rene DescartesThomas MetzingerWilliam James

The Assumption of Reality

Jeff Carreira March 10, 2011 Blog Posts, Philosophical Inquiry 10 Comments

When we think about reality or talk about reality the big assumption we almost always make is that there is a reality to think and talk about. When Rene Descartes drew an astonishingly original distinction …

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