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Dual- Aspect Monism in Philosophy and Science
Monistische Doppelaspekttheorien in Philosophie und Wissenschaft
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 16:21:45
Abstract
We will study theories of dual-aspect monism in philosophy and the sceinces. We will read texts by Spinoza, Schelling, Jung, Wheeler, Eddington, Bohm and others.
Objective
Students should understand different conceptions of dual-aspect monism and íts history.
Content
Dual-aspect monism is a metaphysical framework for understanding the relationship between the domains of the mental and the physical that goes back at least to Spinoza. It posits a third, psychophysically neutral undivided domain of which the mental and the physical are aspects arising by decomposition. Three major 20th-century approaches in this spirit, inspired by the development of quantum theory, were proposed by Wolfgang Pauli together with Carl Gustav Jung, Arthur Eddington followed by John Wheeler, and David Bohm. The book "Dual-Aspect Monism and the Deep Structure of Meaning" (London 2022) by Harald Atmanspacher and Dean Rickles gives an introduction into this thinking.
General Information
- Language
- German
- Levels
- DS , MSC
Examination
- Type
- graded semester performance
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
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| seminar | Monistische Doppelaspekttheorien in Philosophie und Wissenschaft |
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2 h weekly |
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