Oxford University Press eBooks· 2012
Mind and Cosmos
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Short summary
Philosopher Thomas Nagel argues that the dominant scientific worldview of materialist naturalism is inadequate to explain consciousness and other mind-related aspects of reality.
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Key points
- Materialist naturalism is presented as an untenable worldview.
- The mind-body problem extends beyond human consciousness.
- Consciousness and other mind-related aspects are not adequately explained by current materialism.
- A purely materialist understanding of nature, biology, and cosmology may need to be abandoned.
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Abstract
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.
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