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Beschreibung
Defends panpsychism, the view that mentality is present in all natural bodies with unified and persisting organization.
Human beings have thoughts, sensations, and feelings and think that at least some of this mental life is shared with domestic and wild animals. But, are there reduced degrees of mentality found in mosquitoes, bacteria, and even more primitive natural bodies? Panpsychists think so and have defended this belief throughout the history of philosophy, beginning with the ancient Greeks and continuing into the present. In this bold, challenging book, D. S. Clarke outlines reasons for accepting panpsychism and defends the doctrine against its critics. He proposes it as an alternative to the mechanistic materialism and humanism that dominate present-day philosophy.
Defends panpsychism, the view that mentality is present in all natural bodies with unified and persisting organization.
Human beings have thoughts, sensations, and feelings and think that at least some of this mental life is shared with domestic and wild animals. But, are there reduced degrees of mentality found in mosquitoes, bacteria, and even more primitive natural bodies? Panpsychists think so and have defended this belief throughout the history of philosophy, beginning with the ancient Greeks and continuing into the present. In this bold, challenging book, D. S. Clarke outlines reasons for accepting panpsychism and defends the doctrine against its critics. He proposes it as an alternative to the mechanistic materialism and humanism that dominate present-day philosophy.
Über den Autor
D. S. Clarke is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He has written many books, including Panpsychism and the Religious Attitude, also published by SUNY Press.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
Fachbereich: Populäre Darstellungen
Genre: Importe, Philosophie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780791456866
ISBN-10: 0791456862
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Clarke, D. S.
Hersteller: SUNY Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: D. S. Clarke
Erscheinungsdatum: 27.02.2003
Gewicht: 0,352 kg
Artikel-ID: 108684113

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