Matter and Mind - nieuw boek

EAN (ISBN-13): 9789048192250
ISBN (ISBN-10): 9048192250
Verschijningsjaar: 2010
Uitgever: Springer Netherland
450 Bladzijden
Taal: eng/Englisch

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ISBN/EAN: 9789048192250

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Auteur van het boek: mario bunge
Titel van het boek: mind and matter, philosophical inquiry, had mind

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Auteur: Mario Bunge
Titel: Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science; Matter and Mind - A Philosophical Inquiry
Uitgeverij: Springer; Springer Netherland
322 Bladzijden
Verschijningsjaar: 2010-09-14
Dordrecht; NL
Taal: Engels
181,89 € (DE)
187,00 € (AT)
212,50 CHF (CH)
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XVIII, 322 p.

EA; E107; eBook; Nonbooks, PBS / Philosophie/Allgemeines, Lexika; Wissenschaftsphilosophie und -theorie; Verstehen; emergence; knowledge; materialism; matter; mind; realism; reason; science; truth; B; Philosophy of Science; Philosophy of Mind; Religion and Philosophy; Philosophie des Geistes; BB

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.
It offers a clear presentation of the current scientific views on matter and on mind, as well as their relevance to philosophy. It embeds the problems of matter and mind in a broad philosophical context. It adopts an inclusive materialist philosophy that avoids naturalist reductionism and makes room for spirituality and free will. It extols the role of philosophy in scientific research. It is clearly written, with plenty of examples, and mention of historical roots