Ladyman James (University Of Bristol Uk)
Ladyman James (University Of Bristol Uk) - Materialism A Historical And Philosophical Inquiry - Paperback
Ladyman James (University Of Bristol Uk) - Materialism A Historical And Philosophical Inquiry - Paperback
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Description: The doctrine of materialism is one of the most controversial in the history of ideas. For much of its history it has been aligned with toleration and enlightened thinking but it has also aroused strong often violent passions amongst both its opponents and proponents. This book explores the development of materialism in an engaging and thought - provoking way and defends the form it takes in the twenty - first century. Opening with an account of the ideas of some of the most important thinkers in the materialist tradition including Epicurus Lucretius Hobbes Hume Darwin and Marx the authors discuss materialism's origins as an early form of naturalistic explanation and as an intellectual outlook about life and the world in general. They explain how materialism's beginnings as an imaginative vision of the true nature of things faced a major challenge from the physics it did so much to facilitate which now portrays the microscopic world in a way incompatible with traditional materialism. Brown and Ladyman explain how out of this challenge materialism developed into the new doctrine of physicalism. Drawing on a wide range of colourful examples the authors argue that although materialism does not have all the answers its humanism and commitment to naturalistic explanation and the scientific method is our best philosophical hope in the ideological maelstrom of the modern world.
Title: Materialism A Historical And Philosophical Inquiry
Author(s): Ladyman James (University Of Bristol Uk)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780367201340
Pages: 142 Pages
Publication Date: 5/13/2019
Category: Philosophy Of Science
Description: The doctrine of materialism is one of the most controversial in the history of ideas. For much of its history it has been aligned with toleration and enlightened thinking but it has also aroused strong often violent passions amongst both its opponents and proponents. This book explores the development of materialism in an engaging and thought - provoking way and defends the form it takes in the twenty - first century. Opening with an account of the ideas of some of the most important thinkers in the materialist tradition including Epicurus Lucretius Hobbes Hume Darwin and Marx the authors discuss materialism's origins as an early form of naturalistic explanation and as an intellectual outlook about life and the world in general. They explain how materialism's beginnings as an imaginative vision of the true nature of things faced a major challenge from the physics it did so much to facilitate which now portrays the microscopic world in a way incompatible with traditional materialism. Brown and Ladyman explain how out of this challenge materialism developed into the new doctrine of physicalism. Drawing on a wide range of colourful examples the authors argue that although materialism does not have all the answers its humanism and commitment to naturalistic explanation and the scientific method is our best philosophical hope in the ideological maelstrom of the modern world.
Title: Materialism A Historical And Philosophical Inquiry
Author(s): Ladyman James (University Of Bristol Uk)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780367201340
Pages: 142 Pages
Publication Date: 5/13/2019
Category: Philosophy Of Science
