Matter and Mind: A Philosophical Inquiry

by Mario Bunge

Book Overview

This book discusses two of the oldest and hardest problems in both science and philosophy: What is matter?, and What is mind? A reason for tackling both problems in a single book is that two of the most influential views in modern philosophy are that the universe is mental (idealism), and that the everything real is material (materialism). Most of the thinkers who espouse a materialist view of mind have obsolete ideas about matter, whereas those who...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9400732961
• ISBN13: 9789400732964
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"