Panpsychism: The Philosophy of the Sensuous Cosmos (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781846945052)

Materialism asserts that the universe and everything within it, including ourselves, is a deterministic machine, trapped until the end of time on the rigid tracks of inviolable laws. Only the mechanisms of physics - forces, electrical charges, and so on - are consequential; nothing else matters. Experiences, such as the taste of honey, feelings, thoughts, choices: everything concerning the mind is an illusion, or is at best a useless and absurd epiphenomenon. This accessible and engagingly-written book is a serious philosophical work, giving solid reasons for rejecting materialism, and proposing an alternative metaphysical framework that is fully consistent with science. In the sensuous cosmos, our essence is that we experience the world in all its exquisite, sensual beauty and unbearable suffering.

Author: Peter Ells
ISBN-10: 1846945054
ISBN-13: 9781846945052
Publisher: Iff Books
Language: English
Published: 08/16/2011
Pages: 226
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.60d