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Author Pylkkö, Pauli

Title The Aconceptual Mind : Heideggerian themes in holistic naturalism
Published Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 1998

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Description 1 online resource (323 pages)
Series Advances in consciousness research, 1381-589X ; v. 11
Advances in consciousness research ; v. 11.
Contents THE ACONCEPTUAL MIND; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; PREFACE Heidegger with a grain of salt; CHAPTER ONE. Dasein naturalized; CHAPTER TWO. Is modern science necessarily onto- theo-logical?; CHAPTER THREE. What is noncomputational in recent consciousness studies?; CHAPTER FOUR. On surprise; CHAPTER FIVE. Unique language problem; CHAPTER SIX. Gaming without subjects; CHAPTER SEVEN. Is Nazism humanism?; CHAPTER EIGHT. Nationally unique meanings; References; Name Index
Summary According to Heidegger, naturalistic thinking is naive and unable to deal with its own essence and limitations. It can only serve the veiled interests of modern Western technology in its inherent inclination to attain global dominance. But these eight thematically intertwined essays face Heidegger's critique of naturalistic thinking habits. The author develops a holistic and antirealistic version of naturalism. This 'holistic naturalism' does not approach nature as a set of entities or things which can be used for technological purposes. Instead, nature is approached as human experience which
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Heidegger, Martin, 1889-1976 -- Contributions in philosophy of mind
SUBJECT Heidegger, Martin, 1889-1976 fast
Subject Philosophy of mind.
Consciousness.
Naturalism.
Holism.
Consciousness
naturalism (philosophical movement)
holism.
Consciousness
Holism
Naturalism
Philosophy of mind
Form Electronic book
LC no. 98016141
ISBN 9789027283481
9027283486
1283174391
9781283174398
9786613174390
6613174394