The Thwarting of Laplace's Demon: Arguments Against the Mechanistic World-view

by Richard Green

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Laplace (1849-1827) was the famous French astronomer and mathematician who outspokenly proposed that every occurrence is in every respect determined by laws of nature, that all that exists is determinate. This book aims to show how the mechanistic framework of ideas associated with modern science distorts our understanding not only of the human mind but of the fundamental attributes of life itself. Before we can rid ourselves of this distorting influence our very notion of causality needs to be clarified and changed. This text sets out what is required. The arguments contained in this book have implications not only for philosophy, but for neuropsychology, biology and biophysics.
  • ISBN10 0333627660
  • ISBN13 9780333627662
  • Publish Date 1 May 1995
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 14 June 2005
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Palgrave Macmillan
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 248
  • Language English