Unfettered Journey Appendices: Philosophical Explorations on Time, Ontology, and the Nature of Mind

by Gary F. Bengier

Overview

Unfettered Journey Appendices contains three philosophical papers, on the subjects of time, ontology, and the ontological nature of mind. The three papers are entitled:
(1)Time from Inside and Out—a Scientifically Consistent View
(2)A Metaphysical Ontology Consisting Only of Relations
(3)Mental Causation—A Relational Ontology.
The book serves to explicate, in a more rigorous, academic form, several of the philosophical ideas found in the book, Unfettered Journey.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940164123062
Publisher:	Gary F. Bengier
Publication date:	09/07/2020
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Gary F. Bengier is a writer, philosopher, and technologist.

After a career in Silicon Valley, Gary pursued passion projects, studying astrophysics and philosophy. He’s spent the last two decades thinking about how to live a balanced, meaningful life in a rapidly evolving technological world. This self-reflective journey infuses his novel with insights about our future and the challenges we will face in finding purpose.

Before turning to writing speculative fiction, Gary worked in a variety of Silicon Valley tech companies. He was eBay’s Chief Financial Officer, and led the company’s initial and secondary public offerings. Gary has an MBA from Harvard Business School, and an MA in philosophy from San Francisco State University. He has two children with Cynthia, his wife of forty-three years. When not traveling the world, he raises bees and makes a nice Cabernet at the family’s Napa vineyard. He and his family live in San Francisco.

Table of Contents

Time from Inside and Out- a Scientifically Consistent View

1. Philosophical Views About Time
2. Scientific Views of Time and a Consistent Philosophy

A Metaphysical Ontology Consisting Only of Relations

1. Problems in the Ontological Landscape
2. Rearranging the Ontological Furniture
3. Viewpoint on Certain Puzzles Given a Simplified Ontology

Mental Causation-A Relational Ontology

1. Significant Problems of Mental Causation
2. Mind as Relationship
3. Kim's Main Problems of Mental Causation Answered

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