Explore 2013; 9:211-218
by Rupert Sheldrake
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Contemporary science is based on the claim that all reality is material or physical. There is no reality but material reality. Consciousness is a by-product of the physical activity of the brain. Matter is unconscious. Evolution is purposeless. This view is now undergoing a credibility crunch. The biggest problem of all for materialism is the existence of consciousness. Panpsychism provides a way forward. So does the recognition that minds are not confined to brains.
Topics
- The Scientific Creed
- The Credibility Crunch for the “Scientific Worldview”
- Is Matter Unconscious?
- Minds That Deny Their Own Reality
- Panpsychist Alternatives
- Conscious and Unconscious Minds
- Minds Beyond Brains
- Scientific Futures
Russian Translation: Освобождая науку от материализма