Combining minds : how to think about composite subjectivity / Luke Roelofs.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roelofs, Luke, author.

Series:

Philosophy of mind series

Philosophy of mind

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Panpsychism.

Subjectivity.

Physical Description:

xvi, 336 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2019]

Summary:

"Roelof's monograph is the first sustained, book-length defense of "constitutive panpsychism," an increasingly prominent theory of consciousness that argues that consciousness is a general feature inherent in matter. Constitutive panpsychism holds that the consciousness of humans and other complex beings are constituted out of this basic consciousness in the same way that human bodies are constituted out of physical matter. Roelofs defends this view against the 'combination problem', which is widely recognised as the most serious objection to it"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

A universe of composite subjectivity

Conscious subjects, conscious unity, and five arguments for anti-combination

Composite subjectivity and microsubjects

The problems of structural discrepancy

Composite subjectivity and intelligent subjects

Composite subjectivity in organisms, organs, and organizations

Composite subjectivity and psychological subjects

What it is like for two to become one.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-327) and index.

ISBN:

9780190859053

0190859059

OCLC:

1050457378