Essays about: "Valery Nkenguruke"

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  1. 1. The inevitability of reductionism in the mind-Body problem : Finding convergence between functionalism and Type-Identity Physicalism

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Avdelningen för teoretisk filosofi

    Author : Valery Nkenguruke; [2023]
    Keywords : Physicalism; identity; reduction; functionalism; multiple realizability.;

    Abstract : Type identity theory is a theory within physicalism that maintains that types of mental states or processes are identical to types of states or processes in the brain. This would imply mental types can’t be encountered in physical structures other than the brain. READ MORE