Overview: Mind, Matter and Life shows that the mind-body problem concerns not only the relationship between mind and brain but also our current conception of the very phenomenon of life. In fact, this problem concerns our conception of nature as a whole in materialist terms.

Verdict: By addressing neo-Darwinism’s argument - that since a naturalistic explanation for the emergence and development of living organisms exists or is, in principle, viable, living organisms are not what they appear to be and thus not the products of a mind - Mind, Matter and Life argues that this is not the case.

The mind and brain are deeply intertwined, with the brain being the physical organ that produces mental activity, and the mind being the subjective experience of thoughts, feelings, and consciousness. While the brain is a physical structure composed of neurons and other biological components, the mind is often considered a non-physical entity, although many scientists and philosophers believe they are inextricably linked.

Here within the expertly crafted, dutifully written, and heartfeltly addressed pages of the new book Mind, Matter and Life: The Mind-Matter Problem within the Neo-Darwinian Materialist Conception of Nature from husband and wife co-authors Massimiliano Sorrentino and Daniela Panighetti, we get to go deep into the mind-matter problem (also known as the mind-body problem or the mind-brain problem).

It is typically considered to be an issue that concerns the relation between the mind and brain in humans and, at most, in those other animals for which a certain neural activity is supposed to be related to subjective experience of mental contents, such as perceptions and thought.

But, and which has been expressed for some time now, is the thought that the mind-body problem is not just simply a localized problem that affects the relationship between the mind and brain in living animal organisms, but rather it pervades our understanding of the whole cosmos and its story.

In short, if you will, the mind-body problem is a philosophical challenge exploring the relationship between mental and physical phenomena, specifically the question of whether the mind is a physical entity or a separate, non-physical substance. It raises questions about how mental states and physical processes interact, and how consciousness arises from physical matter.

Thus the purpose of this book is to show that the mind-body problem does not only concern the relationship between mind and brain in humans and of those other animal organisms for which a certain activity of their brain is supposed to be related to subjective experience, but rather it affects the current conception of the whole phenomenon of life and, in fact, the whole conception of nature in materialist terms.

But, and as I think you already know by now, there is so much more to this subject matter than I have laid out for you here today, so please buy this book, set aside quality time to carefully read it, and you will quickly find out for yourselves that what the co-authors seek to provide is advancement of our collective understanding of these endless mysteries that surround the whole mind-matter and life scenario that we are all faced with and their collective relationship(s) within us therein.

About the Authors - Massimiliano Sorrentino holds a Ph.D. in Physics and is interested in the mind-matter problem. He currently work as a software developer and as a maths and science teacher in a state school. This is his first book, which is written in collaboration with his wife Daniela Panighetti, who is a doctor in Philosophy. They live in Esine, Italy.

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