Essays about: "eliminative materialism"
Found 3 essays containing the words eliminative materialism.
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1. The Panpsychist Worldview : Challenging the Naturalism-Theism Dichotomy
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : The discussion of worldviews is today dominated by two worldviews, Theism and Naturalism, each with its own advantages and problems. Theism has the advantage of accommodating the individual with existential answers whilst having problems with integrating more recent scientific understandings of the universe. READ MORE
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2. Diachronic Identity : Temporal Plasticity of Functional Organisms
University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för kommunikation och informationAbstract : Eliminative materialism is a view that has been sparsely acknowledged and often overlooked when it comes to providing us with a criterion of what it takes for you and me to persist over time. This owes much to its counterintuitive belief in the non-existence of folk-psychological notions, such as persons. READ MORE
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3. An Intentional Look at the Chinese Room
University essay from Lunds universitet/Teoretisk filosofiAbstract : The Philosophy of Mind, which pertains to the study of mental properties and physical properties in relation to the world, has been around since the 4th century with philosophers like Socrates and Plato. The Mind and Matter Problem, also known as the Body and Soul Problem, deals with the issues of identifying and understanding the apparent difference between the mental mind or soul and the physical matter or body. READ MORE