Matter and Mind A Philosophical Inquiry /
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 e...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2010.
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| Series: | Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science,
287 |
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Table of Contents:
- Matter
- Philosophy as Worldview
- Classical Matter: Bodies and Fields
- Quantum Matter: Weird But Real
- General Concept of Matter: To Be Is To Become
- Emergence and Levels
- Naturalism
- Materialism
- Mind
- The Mind-Body Problem
- Minding Matter: The Plastic Brain
- Mind and Society
- Cognition, Consciousness, and Free Will
- Brain and Computer: The Hardware/Software Dualism
- Knowledge: Genuine and Bogus
- Appendices
- Appendix A: Objects
- Appendix B: Truths.
