1st Edition
The Interacting Mind A Defense of Dualism in a Physical World
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Why Bother About Dualism Being Interactive?
Chapter 2: The Heterogeneity and Non-Spatiality Objections
Chapter 3: The Many Inadequate Justifications of the Closure of the Physical
Chapter 4: The Objection from Conservation Principles
Chapter 5: How Neuroscience Actually Supports Interactive Dualism
Chapter 6: Can Consciousness-Collapse QM Facilitate Interactive Dualism Even Apart from Conservation Principles?
Chapter 7: Finding the Right Causal Theory
Conclusion
Index
Biography
Alin Cucu is an Independent Scholar. His published work has appeared in Mind and Matter and the Journal of Cognitive Science.
“It is widely believed that contemporary science leaves no room for a non-physical, mental substance to interact with the physical brain. But that belief is mistaken, as Alin Cucu demonstrates in this comprehensive and sophisticated book, which establishes him as a leading contemporary advocate for the scientific respectability of substance dualism. All scholars interested in the mind-body problem, both philosophers and scientists, should read this book.”
Philip Woodward, Niagara University, USA
“This is a courageous and carefully argued book that challenges the dominance of physicalist orthodoxy in philosophy of mind. It offers a rigorous defence of interactionist dualism, presented with clarity and scholarly mastery.”
Andrea Lavazza, Pegaso University, Italy
