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actual occasions
Also known as: actual occasion
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Quantum Approaches to Consciousness plato.stanford.edu Nov 30, 2004 6 facts
claimAlfred North Whitehead's ontology posits that 'actual occasions' possess both mental and physical poles, which are considered psychological and physical aspects of reality.
claimIn a 2006 interview, Henry Stapp specified that in his approach, which draws on Alfred North Whitehead's process thinking, 'actual occasions' are the fundamental elements of reality rather than matter or mind.
claimHenry Stapp (2006, 2007) proposes that mind-matter correlations act as a constraint on how outcomes are formed within an actual occasion, replacing the traditional notion of interaction.
claimIn Alfred North Whitehead's ontology, the potential antecedents of actual occasions are psychophysically neutral, representing a mode of existence where mind and matter are unseparated.
referenceAlfred North Whitehead, in his work on process philosophy, described 'actual occasions' as having mental and physical poles that transcend their bipolar appearances.
claimHenry Stapp relates the processual nature of actual occasions to both the physical act of quantum state reduction and the correlated psychological intentional act.
Quantum Approaches to Consciousness plato.stanford.edu Nov 30, 2004 2 facts
claimHenry Stapp proposes a 'hybrid ontology' that includes both idea-like and matter-like qualities, which relates to Whitehead’s ontology where mental and physical poles of 'actual occasions' are considered psychological and physical aspects of reality.
claimIn a 2006 interview, Henry Stapp specified that his ontological approach is based on Whitehead’s process thinking, where 'actual occasions' rather than matter or mind are the fundamental elements of reality.
Quantum Approaches to Consciousness plato.stanford.edu Nov 30, 2004 2 facts
claimHenry Stapp posits that the mental and material outcomes of an actual occasion must be correlated, which acts as a constraint on how these outcomes are formed within that occasion.
claimAlfred North Whitehead, a pioneer of process philosophy, proposed that mental and physical poles of 'actual occasions' transcend their bipolar appearances.
Panpsychism - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimAlfred North Whitehead's concept of "actual occasion" refers to the "immediate experienced occasion" of any possible perceiver, rather than atomic mental events.