Physicalism / Daniel Stoljar.
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TextSeries: New problems of philosophyPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.Description: xii, 252 p. ; 23 cm. PaperbackISBN: - 9780415452625 (hc : alk. paper)
- 9780415452632 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0415452627 (hc : alk. paper)
- 0415452635 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780203856307 (ebook)
- 0203856309 (ebook)
- 146.3 STO/Phy 22
- B825 .S85 2010
- B825 .S83 2010
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Includes chapter summaries.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-246) and index.
The standard picture -- Form and alternatives -- The starting point view -- The theory view -- Hempel's dilemma -- The necessity view -- Is necessitation necessary? -- Is necessitation sufficient? -- Skeptics and true believers -- Arguments against physicalism -- Arguments for physicalism.
Physicalism, the theory that everything is physical is one of the most controversial ideas in philosophy. In this introduction, the author focuses on three fundamental questions: the interpretation, truth, and philosophical significance of physicalism, while covering the following key topics: history, definitions, challenge from empirical sciences, relationship with physics, relationship with causality, and key debates in metaphysics and philosophy of mind, such as supervenience, identity, and conceivability.
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