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Systemic Materialism

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The previous chapter was a paean to exactness. But it was also a reminder that form without content is philosophically and practically insignificant, which explains the barrenness of logical imperialism. To make a difference, philosophers must say something original, reasonable, and inspiring about matter, change, mind, value, knowledge, action, justice, or their cognates.

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Bunge, M. (2016). Systemic Materialism. In: Between Two Worlds . Springer Biographies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29251-9_10

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