{"product_id":"physicalism-deconstructed-levels-of-reality-and-the-mind-body-problem-paperback-9781108459068","title":"Physicalism Deconstructed; Levels of Reality and the Mind–Body Problem (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108459068","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePhysicalism Deconstructed\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eLevels of Reality and the Mind–Body Problem\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProvides a philosophical and historical critique of contemporary conceptions of physicalism, especially non-reductive, levels-based approaches to physicalist metaphysics.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKevin Morris (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108459068, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 April 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e275 pages, 14 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.1 x 1.5 cm, 0.402 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAdvance praise: 'Physicalism Deconstructed is a beautifully clear and readable book that throws down the gauntlet for physicalists to accept the consequences of their core commitments. Kevin Morris advances an unexpectedly persuasive argument that the world according to physics really is all the world. This challenge to the layer cake view of reality cannot be ignored.' Thomas Polger, University of Cincinnati\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHow should thought and consciousness be understood within a view of the world as being through-and-through physical? Many philosophers have proposed non-reductive, levels-based positions, according to which the physical domain is fundamental, while thought and consciousness are higher-level processes, dependent on and determined by physical processes. In this book, Kevin Morris's careful philosophical and historical critique shows that it is very difficult to make good metaphysical sense of this idea - notions like supervenience, physical realization, and grounding all fail to articulate a viable non-reductive, levels-based physicalism. Challenging assumptions about the mind-body problem and providing new perspectives on the debate over physicalism, this accessible and comprehensive book will interest scholars working in metaphysics, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of science.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Supervenience and non-reductive physicalism\u003cbr\u003e 2. Non-reductive physicalism and the exclusion problem\u003cbr\u003e 3. Functional realization\u003cbr\u003e 4. Subset realization\u003cbr\u003e 5. Grounding and physicalism\u003cbr\u003e 6. The rise of non-reductive physicalism\u003cbr\u003e 7. The physicalist problematic reconsidered\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20science%20%5BPDA%5D%22\"\u003ePDA\u003c\/a\u003e], Philosophy of mind [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of mind\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20mind%20%5BHPM%5D%22\"\u003eHPM\u003c\/a\u003e], Philosophy of language [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy of language\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20of%20language%20%5BCFA%5D%22\"\u003eCFA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005549236504,"sku":"9781108459068","price":29.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108459068i_f0b5bef4-7e4a-4eaa-b205-fb09022c57df.jpg?v=1696702202","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/physicalism-deconstructed-levels-of-reality-and-the-mind-body-problem-paperback-9781108459068","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}