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Materialism, emergentism, and social structure: A response to Wendt's Quantum Mind
Author(s) -
Porpora Douglas V.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal for the theory of social behaviour
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.615
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1468-5914
pISSN - 0021-8308
DOI - 10.1111/jtsb.12170
Subject(s) - materialism , epistemology , externalism , philosophy
This paper is a response to the new book by Alexander Wendt (2015) entitled Quantum Mind . The paper commends Wendt on the book's contribution to our understanding, particularly of quantum mechanics, panpsychism, and externalism in the philosophy of mind. At the same time, it takes issue with Wendt's overall thesis, particularly as it relates to materialism, emergentism, and social structure.