Neither Ghost nor Machine
Book • 2017
Jeremy Sherman's "Neither Ghost Nor Machine" explores Taron Deacon's theory of life, agency, and purpose, challenging traditional scientific and philosophical views.
The book questions how teleological concepts fit into a naturalistic understanding of the world and living creatures.
It investigates the emergence of the first primitive goal-pursuing organisms and seeks to reconcile the gap between non-conscious and conscious teleology.
Sherman delves into how life can be understood as a self-generating process and discusses the implications for free will and ethics.
The book presents Deacon's autogen theory, proposing that value can emerge from sterile dynamics within an otherwise aimless universe.
The book questions how teleological concepts fit into a naturalistic understanding of the world and living creatures.
It investigates the emergence of the first primitive goal-pursuing organisms and seeks to reconcile the gap between non-conscious and conscious teleology.
Sherman delves into how life can be understood as a self-generating process and discusses the implications for free will and ethics.
The book presents Deacon's autogen theory, proposing that value can emerge from sterile dynamics within an otherwise aimless universe.
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