Explores the big question: what really exists beyond our perceptions, and how do we know it?
The Problem of Things in Themselves surveys a long history of ideas about reality, perception, and consciousness, and then presents a thoughtful path through the debate between realism and idealism. It asks how science fits with philosophy and what it means for things to exist outside our experience.
- Traces how thinkers from Democritus to Kant and beyond have described reality, perception, and things-in-themselves.
- Explains a practical view that links brain events to conscious experience and discusses how science might describe the world.
- Examines the mind-body relationship, the role of memory and unity in consciousness, and the limits of our knowledge about reality.
- Provides a balanced look at panpsychism, realism, and the idea of a world beyond our data, without oversimplifying the debate.
Ideal for readers of philosophy, epistemology, and the science of mind who want a clear overview of foundational questions and current perspectives.