Neither Ghost Nor Machine

Neither Ghost Nor Machine
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Total Pages : 295
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ISBN-10 : 0231173326
ISBN-13 : 9780231173322
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Book Synopsis Neither Ghost Nor Machine by : Jeremy Sherman (Writer on biophilosophy)

Download or read book Neither Ghost Nor Machine written by Jeremy Sherman (Writer on biophilosophy) and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jeremy Sherman distills Terrence Deacon's breakthrough natural science hypothesis for the emergence of agents and agency, selves and aims in an otherwise aimless universe. The theory cuts a new path through the dualistic spirit vs. mechanism debate, unifying the hard and soft sciences and suggesting new solutions to philosophical mysteries.


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