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Quintessence of Dust: The Science of Matter and the Philosophy of Mind
Harry Redner
2020
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Quintessence of Dust by Harry Redner argues for a science of matter and a philosophy of mind based on emergence. Mind emerges from matter through five essential stages – “quintessence” ( Hamlet). Human mind is differentiated from animal mind primarily by reference to art ( Homo ludens). This approach draws support from Donald, Edelman and other palaeoanthropologists, psychologists and neurologists. The emergent relation between two entities is defined as an indissoluble non-identity. The “mind as machine” thesis, artificial intelligence and cognitivism are criticised. The alternative emergentist approach comes close to Spinoza. The book attempts a synthesis of the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities based on philosophic premises.
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Keywords
- animal mind
- Art
- chomsky
- cognitivism
- Donald
- emergence
- end-of-science
- Engelman
- Homo Ludens
- Matter
- mind
- Mind-as-Machine
- New Unconscious
- Philosophy
- Philosophy of mind
- Spinoza
- systems theory
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DOI: 10.1163/9789004426863Editions