Panpsychism and the Combination Problem - by Santtu Heikkinen (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>A concise discussion of panpsychism and the combination problem: the question of how lesser minds combine to form higher-order ones. This is a central issue in contemporary panpsychism and philosophy of mind.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>What is consciousness and where does it begin? <em>Panpsychism and the Combination Problem</em> elucidates and evaluates one historically significant but recently neglected answer to these questions: panpsychism, the view that consciousness is ubiquitous in nature. Panpsychism is contrasted with emergent physicalism, the most common view of our times on the nature of reality and consciousness. The book covers some of the most critical problems facing emergent physicalism, and moves on to describe panpsychism and its most common variants. </p><p> </p><p>After an in-depth discussion of the infamous 'combination problem' for panpsychism, the different variants of panpsychism are assessed in terms of their competence in answering this problem. The book ends with a discussion of the most helpful solutions to the problem, and of the possible ways forward for the panpsychist.</p><p> </p><p> <em>Panpsychism and the Combination Problem</em> is tailored especially to a readership already familiar with some of the terminology and conventions of contemporary philosophy of mind. The book works well as an introduction to the topic of panpsychism and some of its core issues.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Timely and relevant. Addresses a key issue in philosophy of mind, namely, how 'lesser' or smaller minds can combine to form higher-order minds. This issue is central to the thriving topic of panpsychism -- the notion that all things have minds. An important book that fills a glaring whole in the current literature."</p><p>-- Contemporary Reviews</p><br>
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