Idea of the World, The - A multi-disciplinary argument for the mental nature of reality Kastrup BernardoPaperback / softback
Idea of the World, The - A multi-disciplinary argument for the mental nature of reality Kastrup BernardoPaperback / softback A rigorous case for the primacy of mind in nature, from philosophy to…
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Idea of the World, The - A multi-disciplinary argument for the mental nature of reality Kastrup BernardoPaperback / softback
A rigorous case for the primacy of mind in nature, from philosophy to neuroscience, psychology and physics. This book examines what can be learned about the nature of reality based on conceptual parsimony, straightforward logic and empirical evidence from fields as diverse as physics and neuroscience. The Idea of the World offers a grounded alternative to the frenzy of unrestrained abstractions and unexamined assumptions in philosophy and science today.
The case begins with an exposition of the logical fallacies and internal contradictions of the reigning physicalist ontology and its popular alternatives, such as bottom-up panpsychism. It compiles an overarching case for idealism - the notion that reality is essentially mental - from ten original articles the author has previously published in leading academic journals. It then advances a compelling formulation of idealism that