The mind and the machine : what it means to be human and why it matters /
"What does it mean to be human? Some naturalists believe that the human mind can be reduced to brain biology, suggesting that we are no more than complex biochemical machines. Computer scientist Matthew Dickerson critiques a physicalist/naturalist view of human persons and defends theistic acco...
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| 100 | 1 | |a Dickerson, Matthew T., |d 1963- | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The mind and the machine : |b what it means to be human and why it matters / |c Matthew Dickerson. |
| 260 | |a Grand Rapids, MI : |b Brazos Press, |c c2011. | ||
| 300 | |a xxvi, 230 p. ; |c 23 cm. | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent. | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |2 rdamedia. | ||
| 338 | |a volume |2 rdacarrier. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 520 | 8 | |a "What does it mean to be human? Some naturalists believe that the human mind can be reduced to brain biology, suggesting that we are no more than complex biochemical machines. Computer scientist Matthew Dickerson critiques a physicalist/naturalist view of human persons and defends theistic accounts of human nature. He responds to the widespread assertion that human consciousness is nothing more than "software" that can one day be downloaded into supercomputers. Drawing on C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien, Dickerson gets at the heart of human nature itself, highlighting a far richer vision of personhood, creativity, and love. This thought-provoking book on a timely topic will appeal to those interested in science and religion, philosophy, and technology; readers of the materialist New Atheists; and anyone who simply cares what it means to be human" -- Publisher description. | |
| 599 | |a CRRA. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Theological anthropology |x Christianity. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Mind and body. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Spirit. | |
| 970 | 0 | 1 | |t Acknowledgments |p ix |
| 970 | 0 | 1 | |t Introduction: Why Any of This Matters |p xi |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |l pt. 1 |t Implications of a Human Machine |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |l 1. |t Ghosts, Machines, and the Nature of Light |p 3 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t Three Views of Mind and Consciousness |p 8 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t The Debate: Experiments of Thought and of Science |p 16 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t The Debate and Its Physicalists' Presuppositions |p 24 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t Where Do We Go? |p 38 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |l 2. |t Physicalism, Creativity, and Heroism |p 43 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t A Materialist View |p 46 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t The Abolition of Creativity and Heroism |p 51 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t An Attempted Physicalist Recovery of Creativity |p 55 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t Living without "Freedom and Dignity" |p 65 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |l 3. |t Naturalism and Nature: The Ecology of Physicalism |p 71 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t Virtual Reality and the Disembodied Human |p 71 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t Nothing Unnatural |p 79 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t The Absence of "Other" |p 82 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |l 4. |t Reason, Science, and the Mind as a Physical Brain |p 91 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t The Possibility of Reason |p 98 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t The Presuppositions of Science |p 106 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t Considering the Presuppositions |p 112 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |l pt. 2 |t The Spiritual Human |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |l 5. |t Affirming the Creative and the Heroic |p 121 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t Mythical Dialogues: The Hroa and Fea of J. R. R. Tolkien |p 122 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t The Source of Human Creativity |p 126 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t Tolkien's Threefold Telos of Creativity |p 130 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t Creativity, Beauty, and the Enrichment of Creation |p 133 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t Art and Truth |p 138 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t Taking Heroism Seriously |p 141 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |l 6. |t Body, Spirit, and the Value of Creation |p 145 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t Purposeful Creation and Ecological Practice |p 147 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t The Cosmos and Human Moral Responsibility |p 152 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t Ecology and the Bodily Resurrection |p 156 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |l 7. |t A Biblical Defense of Reason and Science |p 159 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t Can Reason and Spirituality Sleep in the Same Bed? |p 159 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t The Importance of Evidence to the Prophets and Apostles |p 165 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t Jesus and Reason |p 173 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t Judeo-Christian Theism and the Validity of Science |p 177 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t Limitations of Reason and Science |p 183 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |l 8. |t The Integrated Person |p 189 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t Ghosts and Buttons |p 190 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t Spirituality, Physicality, and Creation |p 195 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t Wind in the Trees and the Integration of Body and Spirit |p 198 |
| 970 | 1 | 1 | |t Science, Ecology, and Ethics |p 201 |
| 970 | 0 | 1 | |t Works Cited |p 209 |
| 970 | 0 | 1 | |t Recommended Further Reading |p 212 |
| 970 | 0 | 1 | |t Notes |p 213 |
| 970 | 0 | 1 | |t Index |p 224 |