Matter and Mind

A Philosophical Inquiry

By:

Mario Bunge

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science

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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.

Release date NZ

October 13th, 2012

Author

Mario Bunge

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

XVIII, 322 p.

Pages

322

Series

Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science

Dimensions

155x235x18

ISBN-13

9789400732964

Product ID

20886064

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