Contemporary Dualism
A Defense
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Metaphysics, Mind & Body
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781136682476 | |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | February 3, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781136682476 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | February 3, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Ontological materialism, in its various forms, has become the orthodox view in contemporary philosophy of mind. This book provides a variety of defenses of mind-body dualism, and shows (explicitly or implicitly) that a thoroughgoing ontological materialism cannot be sustained. The contributions are intended to show that, at the very least, ontological dualism (as contrasted with a dualism that is merely linguistic or epistemic) constitutes a philosophically respectable alternative to the monistic views that currently dominate thought about the mind-body (or, perhaps more appropriately, person-body) relation.
Ontological materialism, in its various forms, has become the orthodox view in contemporary philosophy of mind. This book provides a variety of defenses of mind-body dualism, and shows (explicitly or implicitly) that a thoroughgoing ontological materialism cannot be sustained. The contributions are intended to show that, at the very least, ontological dualism (as contrasted with a dualism that is merely linguistic or epistemic) constitutes a philosophically respectable alternative to the monistic views that currently dominate thought about the mind-body (or, perhaps more appropriately, person-body) relation.
