Scientific Materialism

by Mario Bunge

The word 'materialism' is ambiguous: it designates a moral doc- trine as well as a philosophy and, indeed, an entire world view. Moral materialism is identical with hedonism, or the doctrine that humans should pursue only their own pleasure. Philosophical ma- terialismis the view that the real worId is composed exclusively of material things. The two doctrines are logically independent: hedonism is consistent with immaterialism, and materialism is...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9027713049
• ISBN13: 9789027713049
• Release Date: August 1981
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 223 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.7"