Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature is Almost Certainly False
Thomas Nagel
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Hardback. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ; HPM; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 148 x 16. Weight in Grams: 310.
In Mind and Cosmos Thomas Nagel argues that the widely accepted world view of materialist naturalism is untenable. The mind-body problem cannot be confined to the relation between animal minds and animal bodies. If materialism cannot accommodate consciousness and other mind-related aspects of reality, then we must abandon a purely materialist understanding of nature in general, extending to biology, evolutionary theory, and cosmology. Since minds are features of biological systems that have developed through evolution, the standard materialist version of evolutionary biology is fundamentally incomplete. And the cosmological history that led to the origin of life ... Read more
In Mind and Cosmos Thomas Nagel argues that the widely accepted world view of materialist naturalism is untenable. The mind-body problem cannot be confined to the relation between animal minds and animal bodies. If materialism cannot accommodate consciousness and other mind-related aspects of reality, then we must abandon a purely materialist understanding of nature in general, extending to biology, evolutionary theory, and cosmology. Since minds are features of biological systems that have developed through evolution, the standard materialist version of evolutionary biology is fundamentally incomplete. And the cosmological history that led to the origin of life ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199919758
SKU
V9780199919758
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About Thomas Nagel
Thomas Nagel is University Professor of Law and Philosophy at New York University.
Reviews for Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature is Almost Certainly False
... reading this book will certainly prove a worthwhile venture, as it is certain to have an inspiring effect on the reader's own attitude towards mind and the cosmos.
Jozef Bremer, Forum Philosophicum
This is an interesting and clearly written book by one of the most important philosophers alive today. It serves as an excellent introduction to debates ... Read more
Jozef Bremer, Forum Philosophicum
This is an interesting and clearly written book by one of the most important philosophers alive today. It serves as an excellent introduction to debates ... Read more