@article{ART003087130},
author={Jun Young Kim},
title={Anton Wilhelm Amo on the Mind-Body Problem},
journal={Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University},
issn={1598-3021},
year={2024},
volume={81},
number={2},
pages={223-254},
doi={10.17326/jhsnu.81.2.202405.223}
TY - JOUR
AU - Jun Young Kim
TI - Anton Wilhelm Amo on the Mind-Body Problem
JO - Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University
PY - 2024
VL - 81
IS - 2
PB - Institute of Humanities, Seoul National University
SP - 223
EP - 254
SN - 1598-3021
AB - Anton Wilhelm Amo (1703?-1759?), born in West Africa, was the first African to earn a degree in philosophy at a European university. Despite a lack of serious study on his philosophy for a long time, the recent years have witnessed an increasing interest and research among scholars. This paper aims to provide a brief overview of Amo’s life and the core tenets of his philosophy, as well as to critically examine recent interpretive controversies regarding his philosophy. Firstly, I explore Amo’s life and the core thesis of his philosophy, the impassivity of the human mind, along with its supporting arguments. Secondly, I review recent debates among Amo scholars regarding whether Amo’s positive theory of mind is closer to pre-established harmony or occasionalism. Finally, I argue that the so-called “Peripatetic Ditum Objection” is not a decisive rebuttal to the pre-established harmony interpretation, as it is often considered in the literature.
KW - Anton Amo;Mind-Body Problem;Pre-established Harmony;Occasionalism;Theory of Occasional Causation
DO - 10.17326/jhsnu.81.2.202405.223
ER -
Jun Young Kim. (2024). Anton Wilhelm Amo on the Mind-Body Problem. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, 81(2), 223-254.
Jun Young Kim. 2024, "Anton Wilhelm Amo on the Mind-Body Problem", Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, vol.81, no.2 pp.223-254. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.81.2.202405.223
Jun Young Kim "Anton Wilhelm Amo on the Mind-Body Problem" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 81.2 pp.223-254 (2024) : 223.
Jun Young Kim. Anton Wilhelm Amo on the Mind-Body Problem. 2024; 81(2), 223-254. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.81.2.202405.223
Jun Young Kim. "Anton Wilhelm Amo on the Mind-Body Problem" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 81, no.2 (2024) : 223-254.doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.81.2.202405.223
Jun Young Kim. Anton Wilhelm Amo on the Mind-Body Problem. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University, 81(2), 223-254. doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.81.2.202405.223
Jun Young Kim. Anton Wilhelm Amo on the Mind-Body Problem. Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University. 2024; 81(2) 223-254. doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.81.2.202405.223
Jun Young Kim. Anton Wilhelm Amo on the Mind-Body Problem. 2024; 81(2), 223-254. Available from: doi:10.17326/jhsnu.81.2.202405.223
Jun Young Kim. "Anton Wilhelm Amo on the Mind-Body Problem" Journal of Humanities, Seoul National University 81, no.2 (2024) : 223-254.doi: 10.17326/jhsnu.81.2.202405.223
