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Works involving Anthony Freeman

God in Us

A Case for Christian Humanism
(Author)

God In Us is a radical representation of the Christian faith for the 21st century. Following the example of the Old Testament prophets and the first-century Christians it overturns received ideas about God. God is not an invisible person 'out there' somewhere, but lives in the human heart and mind as 'the sum of all our values and ideals'.



Consciousness and Its Place in Nature

Does Physicalism Entail Panpsychism?
(Edited by)

For the last five years philosopher Galen Strawson has provoked a mixture of shock and scepticism with his carefully argued case that physicalism entails panpsychism. In this book Strawson provides the fullest and most careful statement of his position to date.



Radical Externalism

Honderich's Theory of Consciousness Discussed
(Edited by)

What is it for you to be conscious? To be conscious now, for instance, of the room you are in? Theories on offer divide into just two categories, labelled by Ted Honderich as devout physicalism and spiritualism.



Sheldrake and His Critics

The Sense of Being Glared at
(Edited by)

Rupert Sheldrake outraged the scientific establishment in the early 1980s with his hypothesis of morphic resonance. In this book Sheldrake summarizes his case for the 'non-visual detection of staring'. His claims are scrutinised by fourteen critics, to whose commentaries he then responds.



Psi Wars

Getting to Grips with the Paranormal
(Edited by)

This collection of essays shows that a simple division into 'sceptics' and ‘believers’ for the paranormal cannot be made. The real struggle, for all researchers, is not with each other, but to get a secure hold on the subject itself.



Emergence of Consciousness

(Edited by)

How does the conscious mind relate to the physical body? In The Emergence of Consciousness philosopher Robert Van Gulick gives a clear and masterly overview and comparison of the current 'emergent' and ‘reductive’ approaches. Other contributors discuss more detailed aspects of the subject.



Volitional Brain

Towards a Neuroscience of Freewill
(Edited by)

The puzzling status of volition is explored in this issue by a distinguished body of scientists and philosophers.