Physicalism and Its DiscontentsCarl Gillett, Barry Loewer Physicalism is the philosophical view that everything in the space-time world is ultimately physical. This collection of new essays offers a series of "state-of-the-art" perspectives on this important doctrine and brings new depth and breadth to the philosophical debate. A group of distinguished philosophers, comprising both physicalists and their critics, consider a wide range of issues including the historical genesis and present justification of physicalism, its metaphysical presuppositions and methodological role, its implications for mental causation, and the account it provides of consciousness. |
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1-intensions actual world argue behavior brain C-fiber C-fiber firing causal features causes Chalmers claim completeness of physics conceivability arguments conditional powers consciousness conservation of energy contingent counterfactual Davidson discussion distinct dualism emergent properties emergentism emergentists empirical entail entities epiphenomenalism erties example explain explanatory Fodor functional property fundamental Horgan identity statement identity theory instance instantiation involving kind laws mental causation mental forces mental properties metaphysical necessity metaphysically possible mind-body problem modality nature nomologically nonreductive physicalism not-Q notion objects ontological pain phenomenal concepts phenomenal properties philosophical philosophy of mind physical facts physical properties physical-functional concepts physical-functional properties Physicalist Criterion physically possible possible worlds posteriori predicates premise principle priori property dualism psychology qualia question realizer properties reason reduction reductionism refer relation relevant role scientific theory seems sense simply sort special sciences subset substance dualistic supervenience suppose thesis thought tion true truth wave materialists