{"id":832924,"date":"2026-07-29T04:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T04:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/832924\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T04:42:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T04:42:09","slug":"is-the-mind-reducible-to-the-brain-the-debate-in-krakow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/832924\/","title":{"rendered":"Is the Mind Reducible to the Brain? The Debate in Krakow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindmatters.ai\/author\/mmnews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">News<\/a><br \/>\n  July 28, 2026<\/p>\n<p>  2<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/mindmatters.ai\/c\/neuroscience\/\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Neuroscience<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mindmatters.ai\/c\/philosophy-of-mind\/\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philosophy of Mind<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\tFree will, abstract thought, and all the rest&#8230;? \t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindmatters.ai\/author\/mmnews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">News<\/a><br \/>\n  July 28, 2026<\/p>\n<p>  2<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/mindmatters.ai\/c\/neuroscience\/\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Neuroscience<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mindmatters.ai\/c\/philosophy-of-mind\/\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philosophy of Mind<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The debate in Krakow, Poland, sponsored by education foundation <a href=\"https:\/\/enarche.pl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fundacja En Arche<\/a> is now available, with translation, at YouTube:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yes, the mind is merely a product of the brain:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/erc.europa.eu\/erc-member\/leszek-kaczmarek\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Leszek Kaczmarek<\/a> \u2013 Molecular biologist and neuroscientist, Full Member of the Polish Academy of Sciences, and Head of the Laboratory of Neurobiology at the Nencki Institute. His research focuses on the molecular mechanisms of brain plasticity and learning. He argues that the mind is a product of the brain, while emphasizing that it cannot be reduced simply to chemistry or isolated molecular processes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pawelboguszewski.org\/?lang=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pawe\u0142 Boguszewski<\/a> \u2013 Neuroscientist and behavioral scientist at the Nencki Institute. His research examines the neural mechanisms underlying behavior and consciousness. He argues that consciousness is an emergent property of complex neural networks and that contemporary neuroscience provides no evidence for immaterial explanations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No, the mind is not merely a product of the brain:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stonybrook.edu\/experts\/profile\/michael-egnor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Egnor<\/a> \u2013 American neurosurgeon and Professor at Stony Brook University. Drawing on neurosurgical practice and the history of neuroscience, he argues that reason and free will cannot be fully explained by brain activity alone and point toward an immaterial aspect of the human mind.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prof. <a href=\"https:\/\/profstuartburgess.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stuart Burgess<\/a> \u2013 British Professor of Mechanical Engineering, specialist in biomechanics and biomimetics, and collaborator with the European Space Agency (ESA). He presents arguments for the existence of an immaterial mind based on humanity\u2019s place in nature, our cognitive abilities, and the reality of rational thought.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The auto transcript at the site is in English.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"News July 28, 2026 2 Neuroscience, Philosophy of Mind Free will, abstract thought, and all the rest&#8230;? 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