But then, subjective reality, say the experience of an emotion, impulse or dream, doesn't necessarily depend on objective reality for its existence. The subjective world is as real as the objective ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the philosophy and ethics of science and technology. Consciousness can have many levels. The lowest level is ...

LIFE insurance is a bet on objective reality – a bet that something exists, even if I cease to. This bet seems quite safe to most of us. Life insurance is, accordingly, a lucrative business. While we ...

Alessandro Fedrizzi receives funding from UK Research & Innovation (UKRI). Proietti, Massimiliano works for Heriot-Watt university. Alternative facts are spreading like a virus across society. Now it ...

The Zen teacher Chuang Tzu dreamed he was a butterfly. When he woke, he wondered, "Am I a man who dreamt about being a butterfly, or am I really a butterfly who now dreams about being a man?" The ...