Physicalist Manifesto - Thoroughly Modern Materialism

Klappentext This book is a full treatment of the comprehensive defense of 'realization physicalism'. Zusammenfassung A Physicalist Manifesto is a full treatment of the comprehensive physicalist view that! in some important sense! everything is physical. Written in a brisk! candid and exceptionally clear style! this 2003 book should appeal to professionals and students in philosophy of mind! metaphysics and philosophy of science. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction; 1. Realization physicalism; 2. But why not supervenience?; 3. Realizationism and r*d*ct**n*sm; 4. Causation and explanation in a realizationist world; 5. The evidence against realization physicalism; 6. The evidence for realization physicalism; References; Index.

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• Authors: Andrew Melnyk, Andrew (University of Missouri Melnyk
• Assisted by: Jonathan Dancy (Editor), Ernest Sosa (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.10.2003
• EAN: 9780521827119
• ISBN: 978-0-521-82711-9
• No. of pages: 344
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Philosoph
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works