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Contents:

Introduction and Definitions

Chapter 1. Theorem I: The Mind and the Brain are Inseparable Counterparts

1.1. Physical properties of the mind and mental processes
1.2. Theorem I
1.3. Generalizations
1.4. Predictions
1.5. Remarks

Chapter 2. Theorem II: The Mind is the Composite of all Information-processing Processes of the Brain

2.1. The nature of the mind and mental processes
2.2. Theorem II
2.3. Physicalism and dualism
2.4. Implications
2.5. Predictions
2.6. Remarks

Chapter 3. Qualia, Conscious Awareness, and Conscious Experience

3.1. Quale and qualia
3.2. Conscious awareness and conscious experience
3.3. Conscious vs unconscious awareness and experiences
3.4. Quale vs conscious experience
3.5. Types of qualia
3.6. Sensory perception qualia as representations of the outside world
3.7. Summary
3.8. Predictions

Chapter 4. Theorem III: Qualia are Physical Phenomena

4.1. Physical properties of qualia
4.2. Theorem III
4.3. Predictions
4.4. How to test qualia’s occurrences in people

Chapter 5. Theorem IV: A Quale is a Special Kind of Signaling Pattern

5.1. The nature of qualia and Theorem IV
5.2. The nature of conscious awareness and conscious experience
5.3. Products of of neural process evolution
5.4. Effects of qualia
5.5. The hard problem of qualia
5.6. Predictions
5.7. Remarks

Chapter 6. Theorem V: Consciousness is a Special Kind of Reentrant Signaling State

6.1 Definition of consciousness
6.2. Consciousness neural process
6.3. Theorem V
6.4. Effects of consciousness
6.5. The hard problem of consciousness
6.6. Consciousness in other beings, other entities, or other mental states
6.7. Predictions
6.8. Remarks

Chapter 7. Ancillary Theorems: Theorem VI – Theorem IX

7.1.1. Theorem VIa
7.1.2. Theorem VIb
7.1.3. Implications
7.1.4. Predictions
7.1.5. Remarks
7.2.1. Theorem VII
7.2.2. Prediction
7.2.3. Remarks
7.3.1. Theorem VIII
7.3.2. Prediction
7.4.1. Theorem IX
7.4.2. Prediction

Chapter 8. Theorem X. Mental Interactions are Physical Processes

8.1. Mental Force
8.2. Mental process interactions
8.3. Theorem X
8.4. Indications
8.5. Predictions

Chapter 9. Variable Qualia

9.1. Physically-originated variable qualia
9.2. Non-physically-originated variable qualia
9.3. Summary
9.4. Predictions

Chapter 10. p-Zombie

10.1. p-Zombie: the definitions
10.2. A human and a p-Zombie: the differences
10.2. Effects of qualia and consciousness

Chapter 11. Self

11.1. Self-consciousness
11.2. Self-Identity
11.3. Self-preservation
11.4. Location of “self” neural processes
11.5. Life After Death
11.6. Summary

Chapter 12. Free Will and Determinism

12.1. The meanings of free will
12.2. The process of making decisions; natural will and unnatural will
12.3. Free will
12.4. Is free will predetermined?
12.5. Is Nature Deterministic?
12.6. The predetermined free will

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