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Cosmopsychism and the Laws of Physics: A Hylomorphic Perspective (2024)
Journal Article
Simpson, W. (2024). Cosmopsychism and the Laws of Physics: A Hylomorphic Perspective. Journal of Consciousness Studies, 31(9-10), 132-157. https://doi.org/10.53765/20512201.31.9.132

I outline a hylomorphic account of physical reality in which the cosmos as a whole has mental properties which explain its nomological order. According to this theory, the cosmos is directed in its temporal development toward certain ends or goals wh... Read More about Cosmopsychism and the Laws of Physics: A Hylomorphic Perspective.

Why Middle-Sized Matters: Quantum Realism, Minds and the Problem of Macro-Objects (2024)
Journal Article
Simpson, W. M. (2024). Why Middle-Sized Matters: Quantum Realism, Minds and the Problem of Macro-Objects. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2877(1), Article 012121. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2877/1/012121

The Problem of Macro-Objects concerns how three-dimensional, middle-sized objects, such as scientists and their measuring devices, can exist in a quantum world. This paper discusses the problem for wave function realism and the primitive ontology app... Read More about Why Middle-Sized Matters: Quantum Realism, Minds and the Problem of Macro-Objects.

Prime Matter Revisited (2024)
Book Chapter
Simpson, W. (in press). Prime Matter Revisited. In Thomism Revisited. Cambridge University Press

The Entanglement Problem for Psychological Hylomorphism (2024)
Journal Article
Simpson, W., & Koons, R. (in press). The Entanglement Problem for Psychological Hylomorphism. Res Philosophica,

The theory of psychological hylomorphism has recently been advanced by David Charles as a viable alternative to physicalist and dualist theories of the mind. According to Charles, a human or animal is a psycho-physical whole whose mental and physical... Read More about The Entanglement Problem for Psychological Hylomorphism.

Whose Hylomorphism? Which Theory of Prime Matter? (2024)
Journal Article
Moško, M., & Simpson, W. M. R. (2024). Whose Hylomorphism? Which Theory of Prime Matter?. Ancient Philosophy Today: Dialogoi, 6(1), 65-91. https://doi.org/10.3366/anph.2024.0103

Medieval interpretations of hylomorphism, in which substances are conceived as metaphysical composites of prime matter and substantial form, are receiving attention in contemporary philosophy. It has even been suggested that a recovery of Aquinas's c... Read More about Whose Hylomorphism? Which Theory of Prime Matter?.