Overview
- Develops the process philosophy and phenomenological ontology of Errol E Harris
- Explores theoretical connections across disciplines ranging from philosophy of physics to philosophy of mind
- Argues that enactivist theories of embodied cognition hold many as yet unexplored implications for philosophy of cosmology
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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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An Introduction to Dialectical Holism
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Dialectical Holism in Contemporary Cosmology
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Towards a Dialectical Holist Theory of Evolution
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Dialectical Holism and the Metaphysics of Mind
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About this book
The purpose of this work is to critically assess Errol E. Harris’s process philosophy in the face of contemporary research in the special sciences. Harris devoted his life to grappling with the big questions concerning the relationships between nature, mind, and knowledge. His 70-plus year career was distinguished, his texts on the history of philosophy, philosophy of science, political philosophy, philosophy of religion, and consciousness were widely published, and yet his metaphysics has until now remained excluded from mainstream discussions. This book’s contention is that Harris’s work reveals as yet unnoticed connections between theories in numerous scientific disciplines ranging from psychology to cosmology and that an examination of certain theories within these disciplines may serve to strengthen his original arguments. This work maintains that the resulting metaphysics frames a transdisciplinary paradigm shift and provides a viable solution to the hard problem of consciousness.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
James Schofield earned a BA in anthropology from Plymouth State University, USA, an MA in consciousness studies from Goddard College, USA, and his PhD in philosophy of science and mind from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. James is currently a lecturer of philosophy at Plymouth State University, USA.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A Phenomenological Revision of E. E. Harris's Dialectical Holism
Authors: James Schofield
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65029-2
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-65028-5Published: 13 October 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-65031-5Published: 13 October 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-65029-2Published: 12 October 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 356
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations
Topics: Metaphysics, Phenomenology, Philosophy of Science