Brown, Robin Gordon

Materialism: A Historical and Philosophical Inquiry

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ISBN 13:
9780367201340
author:
Brown, Robin Gordon
format:
Paperback / softback
publisher:
Routledge
language:
English
Publication Year:
2019
Pages:
142
Dimensions:
19.7 x 13.3 centimetres (0.18 kg
Genre:
Nonfiction, Philosophy, History & Surveys,
Condition:
New
Availability:
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£25.43

Description

The doctrine of materialism has been a contentious idea throughout history. This book offers an engaging exploration of its development and defends its relevance in the 21st century. Materialism's roots lie in naturalistic explanations and intellectual outlooks on life, drawing from thinkers such as Epicurus, Lucretius, Hobbes, Hume, Darwin, and Marx. However, a major challenge arose when physics revealed the microscopic world in ways incompatible with traditional materialism. From this challenge, materialism evolved into physicalism. Despite not having all the answers, materialism's humanist approach to naturalistic explanation and the scientific method provides our best philosophical hope in today's complex world.

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