William James's Objection to Epiphenomenalism.
James developed an evolutionary objection to epiphenomenalism that is still discussed today. Epiphenomenalists have offered responses that do not grasp its full depth. I thus offer a new reading and assessment of James's objection. Our life-essential, phenomenal pleasures and pains have three featur...
| Publicado en: | Philosophy of Science Vol. 86; no. 5; pp. 1179 - 1191 |
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