Losch, Andreas (2015). Downward Causation – The Way How Mind and Matter Interact? Open Theology, 1(1), pp. 379-388. De Gruyter 10.1515/opth-2015-0021
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The paper analyzes Karl Popper’s and John Eccles’ account of mind-matter interaction and
compares their use of the concept of downward causation with other more recent accounts of it, especially those of Nancey Murphy and George Ellis. The argument includes John Polkinghorne’s take on Divine action, as it provides an interesting version of downward mind/matter-interaction. It will be argued that while downward causation is a speculative concept, it nevertheless remains the best approximation to a scientific perspective on mind/matter interaction that we can obtain. As a result, Popper’s and Eccles’ account seems to be more interesting in these regards than usually assumed, and should not continue to be overlooked in the debate.
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
01 Faculty of Theology > Department of Protestant Theology [discontinued] > Institute of Systematic Theology [discontinued] 01 Faculty of Theology > Department of Protestant Theology [discontinued] > Institute of Systematic Theology [discontinued] > Dogmatics and the History of Philosophy [discontinued] 10 Strategic Research Centers > Center for Space and Habitability (CSH) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Losch, Andreas |
Subjects: |
100 Philosophy > 110 Metaphysics 200 Religion |
ISSN: |
2300-6579 |
Publisher: |
De Gruyter |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Andreas Losch |
Date Deposited: |
10 Nov 2015 14:13 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:50 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1515/opth-2015-0021 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.72851 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/72851 |
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