by Matthew Rehrl MD | Mind, Philosophy
Since the beginning of this year, in preparation for a philosophy course through Oxford University’s Continuing Education Program I will be taking this fall, I’ve been reading the textbook Philosophy of Mind. As a physician and writer, why am I spending the time and...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Healthcare Innovation, Mind
I love the paper The Cognitive Science of COVID-19: Acceptance, Denial, Belief Change, written by Paul Thagard. Although a simplified view of this paper is it’s an amplified restatement of Hume’s “reason is a slave to the passions” to me the idea of...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Habit, Mind
What is deep reading? Here are some definitions mined from the internet: Deep reading is the active process of thoughtful and deliberate reading carried out to enhance one’s comprehension and enjoyment of a text. Richard Nordquist (ThoughtCo) Deep reading, also...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Health, Mind, Philosophy
I don’t like thinking about death. Both personally and professionally I’ve seen enough of it to know how horrid it can be, but as a responsible adult, I do periodically think about the practical ramifications of my own death when updating my will or discussing medical...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Health, Mind
It’s pretty clear from this quote who the first Western Mind-Body Neuroscientist is: “And men ought to know that from nothing else but thence [from the brain] come joys, delights, laughter and sports, and sorrows, griefs, despondency, and lamentations....
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Artificial Intelligence, Habit, Machine Learning, Mind
Learning Python for Machine Learning, considering ethical systems of thought for Artificial Intelligence applications within healthcare, or creating a definition of health valid for Semantic Web applications is hard. Watching MSNBC or Fox News and yip-yapping about...
