Essays about: "Nonreductive physicalism"

Found 2 essays containing the words Nonreductive physicalism.

1. 1. On Kim's critique of non-reductive physicalism

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier

   Author : Roque Molina; [2015]
   Keywords : Nonreductive physicalism; downward causation; causal closure; levels; irreducibility;

   Abstract : Kim criticizes non-reductive physicalism as a suitable metaphysics of mind among things because of its failure on the issue of mental causation. The failure is especially present in the thesis of supervenience physicalism. READ MORE

3. 2. An Evolutionary Argument against Physicalism : or some advice to Jaegwon Kim and Alvin Plantinga

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Christoffer Skogholt; [2014]
   Keywords : philosophy of mind; reductionism; mental causation; Jaegwon Kim; Alvin Plantinga; The myth of nonreductive materialism the evolutionary argument against naturalism ;

   Abstract : According to the dominant tradition in Christianity and many other religions, human beings are both knowers and actors: beings with conscious beliefs about the world who sometimes act intentionally guided by these beliefs. According to philosopher of mind Robert Cummins the “received view” among philosophers of mind is epiphenomenalism, according to which mental causation does not exist: neural events are the underlying causes of both behavior and belief which explains the correlation (not causation) between belief and behavior. READ MORE