Consciousness and its place in nature : does physicalism entail panpsychism? / Galen Strawson ... [and others] ; edited by Anthony Freeman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Strawson, Galen.

Freeman, Anthony, 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Panpsychism.

Consciousness.

Materialism.

Philosophy of mind.

Physical Description:

vii, 285 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Exeter, UK ; Charlottesville, Va. : Imprint Academic, [2006]

Summary:

For the last five years philosopher Galen Strawson has provoked a mixture of shock and scepticism with his carefully argued case that physicalism entails panpsychism. In this book Strawson provides the fullest and most careful statement of his position to date, throwing down the gauntlet to his critics by inviting them to respond in print.

Contents:

Target Paper

Realistic Monism: Why Physicalism Entails Panpsychism / Galen Strawson 3

Can Panpsychism Bridge the Explanatory Gap? / Peter Carruthers, Elizabeth Schechter 32

Being Realistic / Sam Coleman 40

Experiences Don't Sum / Philip Goff 53

Galen Strawson on Panpsychism / Frank Jackson 62

Resisting ?-ism / William G. Lycan 65

Property Dualism and the Merits of Solutions to the Mind-Body Problem / Fiona Macpherson 72

Hard Questions / Colin McGinn 90

Comments on Galen Strawson / David Papineau 100

Better to Study Human than World Psychology / Georges Rey 110

Experience and the Physical / David M. Rosenthal 117

The 'Intrinsic Nature' Argument for Panpsychism / William Seager 129

The Seeds of Experience / Peter Simons 146

Realistic Panpsychism / David Skrbina 151

Ockhamist Comments on Strawson / J.J.C. Smart 158

Commentary on Strawson's Target Article / H.P. Stapp 163

Comments on Galen Strawson / Daniel Stoljar 170

Commentary on Galen Strawson / Catherine Wilson 177

Reply

Panpsychism? Reply to Commentators with a Celebration of Descartes / Galen Strawson 184.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1845400593

9781845400590

OCLC:

84385754