Matter, Mind and Meaning

Whately Carington (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

282 Seiten

2014
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-82491-1 (ISBN)

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This volume is concerned with the philosophical foundations of Psychical Research. Traditional metaphysical theories have led to apparently insoluble problems concerning the nature of mind, of matter and the relation between the two. The author holds that these theories arise from misconception about the way in which words acquire meaning. His aim is to show that once the relation between words and the experienceable entities which they mean is clearly understood, these seemingly insoluble problems disappear, and the metaphysical theories which give rise to them are seen to be literally nonsensical. The philosophy which results is a radically empirical one, a form of Neutral Monism.

The book intended to ‘clear the decks’ for Psychical Research by removing certain traditional pseudo-problems, but it will be of interest to all who followed the revival of Empiricist Philosophy, whether they are students of Psychical Research or not. It is written in a pithy and sparkling style, with a minimum of technical terms, and serves as an introduction to Empiricist Philosophy. Originally published 1949.

Whately Wiliams

Preface H.H. Price 1. Outline of the Discussion 2. The Failure of Metaphysics 3. Meaning 4. Matter 5. Mind 6. Mind and Matter. Appendices 1. Don’t Shoot the Philosophers – Yet 2. Life After Death 3. Does To-Morrow Exist?

Erscheint lt. Verlag	3.11.2014
Reihe/Serie	Routledge Library Editions: Philosophy of Mind
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeine Psychologie
ISBN-10	1-138-82491-7 / 1138824917
ISBN-13	978-1-138-82491-1 / 9781138824911
Zustand	Neuware