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The Emergent Self (Cornell Studies in the Philosophy of Religion)
William Hasker
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Description for The Emergent Self (Cornell Studies in the Philosophy of Religion)
Paperback. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: HPM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
In The Emergent Self, William Hasker joins one of the most heated debates in analytic philosophy, that over the nature of mind. His provocative and clearly written book challenges physicalist views of human mental functioning and advances the concept of mind as an emergent individual. Hasker begins by mounting a compelling critique of the dominant paradigm in philosophy of mind, showing that contemporary forms of materialism are seriously deficient in confronting crucial aspects of experience. He further holds that popular attempts to explain the workings of mind in terms of mechanistic physics cannot succeed. He ... Read more
In The Emergent Self, William Hasker joins one of the most heated debates in analytic philosophy, that over the nature of mind. His provocative and clearly written book challenges physicalist views of human mental functioning and advances the concept of mind as an emergent individual. Hasker begins by mounting a compelling critique of the dominant paradigm in philosophy of mind, showing that contemporary forms of materialism are seriously deficient in confronting crucial aspects of experience. He further holds that popular attempts to explain the workings of mind in terms of mechanistic physics cannot succeed. He ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Weight
350g
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801487606
SKU
V9780801487606
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Reviews for The Emergent Self (Cornell Studies in the Philosophy of Religion)
This is the clearest, most systematic and compelling challenge to a materialist philosophy of mind in the current literature. William Hasker develops a series of substantial, well-crafted arguments in the course of articulating a nonreductive account of the self. His book is an outstanding achievement in philosophy of mind. -Charles Taliaferro, St. Olaf College The Emergent Self is valuable ... Read more