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Matter and Mind - A Philosophical Inquiry (Paperback, 2010 ed.)
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Matter and Mind - A Philosophical Inquiry (Paperback, 2010 ed.)
Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science, 287
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This book discusses two of the oldest and hardest problems in both
science and philosophy: What is matter?, and What is mind? A reason
for tackling both problems in a single book is that two of the most
influential views in modern philosophy are that the universe is
mental (idealism), and that the everything real is material
(materialism). Most of the thinkers who espouse a materialist view
of mind have obsolete ideas about matter, whereas those who claim
that science supports idealism have not explained how the universe
could have existed before humans emerged. Besides, both groups tend
to ignore the other levels of existence-chemical, biological,
social, and technological. If such levels and the concomitant
emergence processes are ignored, the physicalism/spiritualism
dilemma remains unsolved, whereas if they are included, the alleged
mysteries are shown to be problems that science is treating
successfully.
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