10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EPIPHENOMENALISM»
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epiphenomenalism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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The MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences
276 Epiphenomenalism One critical response to this no-gap line of argument for
epiphenomenalism is that physical events underlie mental events in such a way
that mental events are causally efficacious by means of the causal efficacy of ...
Robert Andrew Wilson, Frank C. Keil, 2001
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Philosophical Problems and Arguments: An Introduction
We are conscious automata 12 Epiphenomenalism might be considered
attractive for several reasons. First, it fits in nicely with the theory of evolution. As
more and more complicated physical processes evolve, it is not hard to conceive
of ...
James W. Cornman, Keith Lehrer, George Sotiros Pappas, 1992
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Truth, Rationality, Cognition, and Music
going from epiphenomenalism to lack of explanatory relevance are not
conclusive. In the opening section I introduce some terminology and briefly
explain some of the epiphenomenalist worries. In sections 2 and 3 I consider
different versions ...
Kepa Korta, Jesús M. Larrazabal, 2004
Strict metaphysical epiphenomenalism, as the name suggests, is a metaphysical
doctrine. ... Strict metaphysical epiphenomenalism, as Paul Churchland puts it, is
the view that mental phenomena "are entirely impotent with respect to causal ...
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The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory
4. Is. This. Epiphenomenalism?*. A problem with the view I have advocated is
that if consciousness is merely naturally supervenient on the physical, then it
seems to lack causal efficacy. The physical world is more or less causally closed,
...
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Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Descartes to gender ...
Epiphenomenalism 2 Tbe principal objections to epiphenomenalism I
Epiphenomenalism Epiphenomenalism is a version of dualism, rejecting
reduction of the mental to the physical (see DUALISM, REDUCTIONISM IN THE
PHILOSOPHY OF ...
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Dennett's Philosophy: A Comprehensive Assessment
Zombies Explained But etiological epiphenomenalism is not what Huxley had in
mind (even though he was discussing natural selection), and it is noiwhat
Dennett refers to in discussing Huxley. Huxley's notion is that some physical
effects of ...
Don Ross, Andrew Brook, David Thompson, 2000
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Meaning and Method: Essays in Honor of Hilary Putnam
Construing special science terms in Lewis's manner makes epiphenomenalism
easier to stomach, but epiphenomenalism with controlled heartburn is still
epiphenomenalism. Perhaps the solution is to reject functionalism, but if
functionalism is ...
I shall argue that the proponents ofthis kind of epiphenomenalism face an
unpleasant dilemma. In modern parlance, this might be better described as an '
opportunity'. In order to make epiphenomenalism attractive, they need to appeal
to the ...
Hallvard Lillehammer, Gonzalo Rodriguez-Pereyra, 2003
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Grazer philosophische Studien: internationale Zeitschrift ...
Epiphenomenalism is widely held to be counterintuitive at best. It does seem
absurd to suppose that none of our actions are actually caused by how we feel
and/or what we believe and desire. If epiphenomenalism is implied by
nonreductive ...
Marc Slors, Sven Walter, 2002
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EPIPHENOMENALISM»
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epiphenomenalism is used in the context of the following news items.
Quantum Mechanics and Scientific Realism
... following diverging branches) plus a problematic commitment to dualism and epiphenomenalism. The many-world interpretation does not ... «h+ Magazine, Feb 15»
Aristotle on the Immateriality of Intellect and Will
This view, which is epiphenomenalism, hasn't been taken seriously for centuries, for obvious reasons. In case the reason doesn't seem obvious ... «Discovery Institute, Jan 15»
Newtonian vs quantum physics
5) “Epiphenomenalism”: This assumption says that everything else can be reduced to matter. For example, consciousness and mental ... «Inquirer.net, Jan 15»
Recalling Nana's Face: Does Your Brain Store Memories?
But dualism is a many-headed hydra, and I don't think that Cartesian dualism or property dualism or epiphenomenalism or computational ... «Discovery Institute, Dec 14»
What is consciousness?
Epiphenomenalism is true. Conscious beliefs themselves do not explain your stepping out of the way of joggers. But epiphenomenalism is now ... «OUPblog, Jul 14»
Cognitive science and threats to free will
Modular epiphenomenalism is, according to Eddy Nahmias, the view that “those modules involved in conscious decisions or intention formation ... «Practical Ethics, May 14»
Jonathan Iwry | What is the human condition?
I doubt you would have answered by talking about morphemes, and the relationship between epiphenomenalism and reductive physicalism ... «The Daily Pennsylvanian, Feb 14»
Darwin's Deeper Doubt Today: Theist Alvin Plantinga vs. Atheist …
Plantinga argues that if naturalism and evolution are true, then semantic epiphenomenalism is very probably true - that's to say, the content of ... «Christian Post, Aug 13»
Will We Ever Understand Consciousness? Scientists & Philosophers …
In the 19th century, the English biologist Thomas Huxley helped develop the theory of epiphenomenalism, the idea that physical events in the ... «Yahoo! News, May 13»
Asian educators should do more to de-Westernize social sciences …
... locality, strong objectivity, material monism and reductionism, and epiphenomenalism. Backed by an array of such incontrovertible evidence, ... «Lankaweb, Mar 13»
