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Analytic Idealism in a Nutshell

A Straightforward Summary of the 21st Century's only Plausible Metaphysics

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Analytic Idealism in a Nutshell

By: Bernardo Kastrup
Narrated by: Christian Leatherman
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As the failures of physicalism begin to shake the confidence of even the most biased of its supporters, a new view on the nature of reality is establishing itself as the only tenable alternative: Analytic Idealism. According to it, there is a world out there independent of our individual minds, but such world is—just like ourselves—also mental or experiential. While being a realist, naturalist, rationalist, and even reductionist view, Analytic Idealism flips our culture-bound intuitions on their head, revealing that only through understanding our own inner nature can we understand the nature of the world. This book embodies its author's years-long experience on how best to explain Analytic Idealism to someone who has never studied it before and has no background in the technical fields involved. It meets the listeners where they are, holding their hand as they are shown—through a series of evocative metaphors—how to see through their own unexamined assumptions, so to realize how the impossible dilemmas of physicalism disappear when nature is regarded from a slightly different slant. The conclusions have tremendous implications for our values and way of life, as well as our understanding of purpose, self, identity, and death.

©2023 Bernardo Kastrup (P)2025 Tantor Media
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He does take the reader by the hand well, although I still had to read things twice and I’m still thinking but, hey! Isn’t that what it should do for us. I’m hanging back on why everything has to be one way - this category error stuff - I wonder whether we’re all a bit trapped by our field of enquiry. I’d like consciousness to turn out to be theory free 🤔

Kastrup Rules! (Mostly)

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Thoroughly enjoyed listening to this audiobook. It resonated with me on so many levels and has had a positive impact on my outlook on life. It’s a pity Bernardo didn’t narrate it himself as I really enjoy his dulcet tones!

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