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Ghost town around here--I need a book suggestion
By: RomanJoe Date: February 1, 2020, 12:29 pm
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I'm looking for a book that looks at reductive materialism, its
origins, and various possible alternatives. I've really
appreciated Feser's Aristotle's Revenge and Nagel's Mind and
Cosmos. Anything to add to these?
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Re: Ghost town around here--I need a book suggestion
By: Ouros Date: February 2, 2020, 2:26 pm
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Why not reads its proponents? Never read Daniel Dennett, but I
suppose "Consciousness explained" is important from the POV of
eliminative materialists.
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Re: Ghost town around here--I need a book suggestion
By: RomanJoe Date: February 2, 2020, 3:52 pm
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Funny thing is that I considered reading more of his stuff after
I bumped into him the other day in public. Asked if he was the
philosopher Daniel Dennett and he confirmed it. Did a little
research and it turns out he lives in the town adjacent to mine
about fifteen minutes from my house--I had no idea.
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Re: Ghost town around here--I need a book suggestion
By: Dominik Date: February 12, 2020, 12:35 pm
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Well for the proponents, maybe really read Rosenberg. I really
have to examine how much a naturalist is forced to follow him,
because if he argues persuasively, then I´d claim it is the best
reductio ad absurdum against naturalism (Michael Reas "World
without Design" is also pretty good). Another proponent would
perhaps be Thomas Metzinger.
I´m currently reading some Stephen Mumford, not really
naturalist, but atheist enough (lol).
Arguing FOR naturalism convincingly is really hard, critiquing
theistic arguments seems way easier. Best example of that was
Mackies endorsement of Dawkins "The Selfish Gene". The debate
between J.L. Mackie vs Mary Midgley on that topic is really
worth to read.
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