Defending Dualism from Ockham's Razor: Why Physicalism Is just as "Spooky" as Dualism.
The central question in the field of philosophy of mind is the general inquiry into the nature of the mind. Is the mind simply the brain itself? Is it a function of any organ or system like a brain? Is it some non-physical substance? This paper examines the metaphysical debate between physicalism, o...
| Publicado en: | Dialogue (00122246) Vol. 54; no. 1; pp. 16 - 23 |
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2011
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