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Consciousness and Its Place in Nature : Why Physicalism Entails Panpsychism (2nd Edition).
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Strawson, Galen.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Panpsychism.
- Philosophy of mind.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (392 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Luton, Bedfordshire : Imprint Academic, 2024.
- Summary:
- Panpsychism is the philosophical view that consciousness, mentality, or 'mindedness' in some form is fundamental in the universe. The idea has existed for centuries, but only recently has it had a serious resurgence.Galen Strawson has been on the front line of the battlefield on the topic of panpsychism since the 1990s. His paper on 'realistic monism', contained in this volume and originally published in 2006, is now considered something of a classic and a catalyst for panpsychism's recent revival.This long overdue new edition of the book gives the original commentators, where they feel they have something more to add, an opportunity to update their thinking on the topic of panpsychism in general and Strawson's realistic monism in particular. Seven new postscripts are included, which aim to enhance the original collection and push the discussion onwards. Eighteen years have passed since the first edition of this groundbreaking volume, and Strawson remains a distinctive and impo.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Front Matter
- Title Page
- Publisher Information
- Contributors
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Editorial Introduction
- Consciousness and Its Place in Nature
- Realistic Monism: Why Physicalism Entails Panpsychism
- 1. Physicalism
- 2. ‘It Seems Rather Silly…’
- 3. Emergence
- 4. ‘Proto-experiential’
- 5. Micropsychism
- References
- Can Panpsychism Bridge the Explanatory Gap?
- Being Realistic
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Smallism
- 3. Perspicuity
- 4. Panexperientialism
- Experiences Don’t Sum
- Epistemological Limitations
- Phenomenal Parts and Wholes
- Strawson’s Response
- Conclusion
- Galen Strawson on Panpsychism Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
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- ISBN:
- 1-78836-124-5
- 1-78836-123-7
- OCLC:
- 1477222737
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