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Epiphenomenalism is wrong [PDF]
, 2019 I proved that epiphenomenalism is wrong.
Xiaoyang Yu
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From Epiphenomenalism to Eliminativism? [PDF]
, 2016 Jaegwon Kim used the causal exclusion argument as a weapon against non-reductive physicalism in the philosophy of mind. The aim of this paper is to inquire into the consequences of this argument in order to check weather they are devastating to the initial position.
Posłajko, Krzysztof
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A Pill Against Epiphenomenalism [PDF]
, 2021 This paper argues that epiphenomenalism – the view that physical states cause mental states, but not vice versa – is counterintuitive. Though we cannot prove its falsehood we can give strong reasons for not believing in inefficacious mental states.
Spät, Patrick
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A New Concept of Nature as a Foundation for Ethics: On the Relevance of Hans Jonas
Філософія освіти, 2020 The article is devoted to the bioethical reconstruction of the theoretical heritage of Hans Jonas (1903-1993) – a famous German and later American philosopher.
Marcus Knaup +2 more
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Acquaintance, Parsimony, and Epiphenomenalism [PDF]
, 2019 Some physicalists (Balog 2012, Howell 2013), and most dualists, endorse the acquaintance response to the Knowledge Argument. This is the claim that Mary gains substantial new knowledge, upon leaving the room, because phenomenal knowledge requires direct ...
Gertler, Brie
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Epiphenomenalism and Human Sexuality [PDF]
, 2020 The paper is a cognitive and statistical study of sexuality based on the grounds of Epiphenomalism, the paper also proposes some important ideas and proves some important results, statistically based on two ...
SAYAN KUMAR CHAKI
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A Limited Defense of Epiphenomenalism [PDF]
, 2008 After showing that the causal exclusion argument provides substantial support for epiphenomenalism, I argue that this is a more defensible position than commonly assumed in four respects.
Tammelleo, S
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How I learned to stop worrying and love the alien hand syndrome [PDF]
Belgrade Philosophical AnnualWillusionists claim that science has proven free will to be an illusion. We propose a thought experiment that demonstrates how this view leads to an absurd conclusion: the term "free will" can no longer be applied differently to cases where agents ...
Levin Sergei, Farina Mirko
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Epiphenomenal Properties [PDF]
Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 2017 What is an epiphenomenal property? This question needs to be settled before we can decide whether higher-level properties are epiphenomenal or not. In this paper, I offer an account of what it is for a property to have some causal power. From this, I derive a characterization of the notion of an epiphenomenal property.
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The Epiphenomenal Mind is both a deflationary attack on the powers of the\ud human mind and a defence of human subjectivity. It is deflationary because in\ud the thesis I argue that consciousness is an epiphenomenal consequence of events\ud in the brain.
Buttars, Simon
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