“Everything, living or not, is constituted from elements having a nature that is both physical and nonphysical - that is, capable of combining into mental wholes. So this reductive account can also be described as a form of panpsychism: all the elements of the physical world are also mental.”
Quote by Thomas Nagel
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Mind and Cosmos: Why the Materialist Neo-Darwinian Conception of Nature Is Almost Certainly False
This book delves into the philosophical and scientific implications of the materialist neo-Darwinian perspective, questioning its validity and proposing alternative theories that incorporate the role of consciousness in the natural world. more
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Thomas Nagel
Thomas Nagel, born on July 4, 1937, is an American philosopher renowned for his contributions to moral philosophy, political philosophy, and epistemology. His works delve into themes such as free will, moral intuition, objectivity, philosophy of mind, and religion. more
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