Materialism,emergentism, and social structure: A response to Wendt's Quantum Mind |
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| Authors: | Douglas V Porpora |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Anthropology, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA |
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| Abstract: | This paper is a response to the new book by Alexander Wendt (2015) entitled Quantum Mind. The paper commends Wendt on the book's contribution to our understanding, particularly of quantum mechanics, panpsychism, and externalism in the philosophy of mind. At the same time, it takes issue with Wendt's overall thesis, particularly as it relates to materialism, emergentism, and social structure. |
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| Keywords: | causal closure of the physical emergence materialism social structure |
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