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Interventionism and Epiphenomenalism [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Philosophy, 2010 One of the central objectives Shapiro and Sober pursue in (2007) is to show that what they call themaster argument for epiphenomenalism, which is a type of causal exclusion argument, fails. Epiphe nomenalism, according to the terminology adopted in (Shapiro and Sober 2007), designates the thesis that supervening macro properties (or variables or ...
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Santayana’s Epiphenomenalism Reconsidered [PDF]
European Journal of Pragmatism and American Philosophy, 2020 The present essay argues against the view that Santayana’s philosophy can unproblematically be classified as epiphenomenalist. To this end, it examines the central tenets that provide the foundation for his position on metal causation as developed in Scepticism and Animal Faith.
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International Social Science Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Across much of the Global South and increasingly in the Global North, authoritarian populist imagination blurs boundaries between legality and illegality, weaponising law to suppress dissent while tolerating violence by allied actors. This imagination establishes a symbolic boundary mechanism between punitive/eliminative violence for political
Erman Örsan Yetiş
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Genomic and proteomic insights into hidradenitis suppurativa
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, EarlyView.A dual pathogenic model of HS involving both epithelial dysfunction and systemic inflammation is supported. The HLA‐DRA association hints at autoimmune overlap, but the proteomic signature which is dominated by innate immune mediators favours an autoinflammatory classification, which may guide future therapeutic strategies and patient stratification ...
Maria Argyropoulou +8 more
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An idle threat: Epiphenomenalism exposed [PDF]
, 1999 grantor: University of TorontoThis thesis involves a consideration, and rejection, of the claim that recent varieties of non-reductive physicalism, particularly Donald Davidson's anomalous monism, are committed to a new kind of ...
Raymont, Paul David
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Zombies, Epiphenomenalism and Personal Explanations: A Tension in Moreland's Argument from Consciousness [PDF]
, 2011 In his so-called argument from consciousness (AC), J. P. Moreland argues that the phenomenon of consciousness furnishes us with evidence for the existence of God. In defending AC, however, Moreland makes claims that generate an undesirable tension.
Lim, Daniel, Daniel Lim
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The ANT‐Mobilities Framework: Transectionality and a Post‐Materialist Historical Sociology
Sociology Lens, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The ANT‐Mobilities framework synthesizes Actor‐Network Theory, the mobilities paradigm, and historical sociology to analyze complex social transformations. This paper develops the framework through empirical engagement with post‐disaster rehabilitation networks following the 2005 Pakistan earthquake, demonstrating how crisis contexts generate ...
Farrukh A. Chishtie
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, 2020 Epiphenomenalism denies some or all putative cases of mental causation. The view is widely taken to be absurd: if a theory can be shown to entail epiphenomenalism, many see that as a reductio of that theory.
Baysan, Emin, Baysan, Umut
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Journal of Sleep Research, Volume 34, Issue 2, April 2025.Summary The autonomic nervous system regulates cardiovascular activity during sleep, likely impacting cardiovascular health. Aging, a primary cardiovascular risk factor, is associated with cardiac autonomic disbalance and diminished sleep slow waves. Therefore, slow waves may be linked to aging, autonomic activity and cardiovascular health. However, it
Stephanie Huwiler +5 more
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Epiphenomenalism: Dead End or Way Out? [PDF]
, 2008 Many philosophers take it for granted that epiphenomenalism is obviously a dead end for an understanding of the human mind and its ...
Sven Walter +2 more
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