A History of Western Philosophy Book 6

Book 6: Modern Science, Psychology, the Philosophy of Mind, and Contemporary Religion
Modern Science: The illustrative example of modern science I take is Physics. I focus on Albert Einstein's the theories of relativity and Quantum Mechanics. After outlining these counter-intuitive theories, I analyse the philosophical critiques of science presented by two major philosophers of science, Karl Popper and Thomas Kuhn.

Psychology and the Philosophy of Mind: A very brief outline of the psychological theories of Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung and Stanislav Grof is followed by more detailed outlines of the work of the major scientists and philosophers who have examined the complex problems of human consciousness and offered theories to explain how inert matter evolved into thinking minds over many centuries. A distinction is drawn between the physical brain and the mind. The mind is understood as the system the brain has developed to generate thinking.

Finally, I briefly examine some philosophies of religious experience in the context of modern science.

ISBN 9781925169201

Author: Jack Thomson,
Publisher: Phoenix