The mind in nature /

What are the most fundamental features of the world? Do minds stand outside the natural order? Is a unified picture of mental and physical reality possible? The Mind in Nature provides a staunchly realist account of the world as a unified system incorporating both the mental and the physical. C. B....

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Martin, C. B.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York : Oxford : Oxford University Press ; Clarendon Press, 2008.
Zusammenfassung:
What are the most fundamental features of the world? Do minds stand outside the natural order? Is a unified picture of mental and physical reality possible? The Mind in Nature provides a staunchly realist account of the world as a unified system incorporating both the mental and the physical. C. B. Martin, an original and influential exponent of 'ontologically serious' metaphysics, echoes Locke's dictum that 'all things that exist are only particulars', and argues thatproperties are powerful qualities. He also spells out the implications of this view for philosophical conceptions of causation,
Umfang:
1 online resource (xvi, 224 pages) : illustrations
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-206) and indexes.
ISBN:
1-281-15055-X
9786611150556
0-19-152852-8
Schlagworte:
Ontology.
Philosophy of mind.
Disposition (Philosophy)
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