Philip Clayton

Mind and Emergence

From Quantum to Consciousness

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Produktbeschreibung

Strong claims have been made for emergence as a new paradigm for understanding science, consciousness, and religion. Tracing the past history and current definitions of the concept, Clayton assesses the case for emergent phenomena in the natural world and their significance for philosophy and theology. Complex emergent phenomena require irreducible levels of explanation in physics, chemistry and biology. This pattern of emergence suggests a new approach to the problem of
consciousness, which is neither reducible to brain states nor proof of a mental substance or soul. Although emergence does not entail classical theism, it is compatible with a variety of religious positions. Clayton concludes with a defence of emergentist panentheism and a Christian constructive theology
consistent with the new sciences of emergence.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 330g
• ISBN-13: 9780199291434
• ISBN-10: 0199291438
• Artikelnr.: 20813553

Autorenporträt

Philip Clayton, Ingraham Professor at CST at Willamette University, holds a PhD from Yale University and has published several dozen books and some two hundred research articles, as well as holding guest professorships at Harvard University, Cambridge University, and the University of Munich. Philip works at the intersection of science, religion, and ethics and researches societal changes that are necessary for establishing sustainable forms of civilization on this planet. Philip is the president of the Institute for Ecological Civilization (EcoCiv.org).

Inhaltsangabe

1: From Reduction to Emergence
2: Defining Emergence
3: Emergence in the Natural Sciences
4: Emergence and Mind
5: Emergence and Transcendence