The aconceptual mind : Heideggerian themes in holistic naturalism
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The aconceptual mind : Heideggerian themes in holistic naturalism
（Advances in consciousness research, v. 11）
John Benjamins Pub., c1998
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Based on seminars presented in 1993-1996 in the Helsinki academic underground
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
According to Heidegger, naturalistic thinking is naive and unable to deal with its own essence and limitations. It can only serve the veiled interests of modern Western technology in its inherent inclination to attain global dominance. But these eight thematically intertwined essays face Heidegger's critique of naturalistic thinking habits. The author develops a holistic and antirealistic version of naturalism. This 'holistic naturalism' does not approach nature as a set of entities or things which can be used for technological purposes. Instead, nature is approached as human experience which originally lacks conceptual structure and which can therefore not be fully controlled by a rational subject. (Series A)
Table of Contents
- 1. Acknowledgements
- 2. Preface: Heidegger with a grain of salt
- 3. 1. Dasein naturalized
- 4. 2. Is modern science necessarily onto-theo-logical?
- 5. 3. What is noncomputational in recent consciousness studies?
- 6. 4. On surprise
- 7. 5. Unique language problem
- 8. 6. Gaming without subjects
- 9. 7. Is Nazism humanism?
- 10. 8. Nationally unique meanings
- 11. References
- 12. Name Index
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