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| Animism: Animism in philosophy posits that natural objects and phenomena possess a spiritual essence or consciousness, contributing to a holistic worldview where everything is interconnected. The latter requirement leads to logical contradictions._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Jacques Monod on Animism - Dictionary of Arguments
I 40 Definition Animism/Monod: Animism is the assumption of a universal teleonomic principle according to which evolution should end in mankind. I 41 The human projects the consciousness, which he/she has from the strongly teleonomic mode of action of the central nervous system (CNS), to the inanimate nature. Cf. >Anthropic principle, >Teleonomy._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Mon I J. Monod Le hasard et la nécessité, Paris 1970 German Edition: Zufall und Notwendigkeit Hamburg 1982 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-18