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Type physicalism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Type physicalism (also known as reductive materialism , type identity theory , mind-brain identity theory and identity theory of mind ) is a theory, in philosophy of mind, which asserts that ...
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An explanation of mind-brain identity theory, the materialist view that mental states are identical to brain states, that the mind and the brain are the same thing. ... Mind-brain identity theory is the theory that mental states are identical with brain states. The main challenge for materialism is that of finding...
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Form of monistic materialism which maintains that mental states and brain activities are identical.
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Depending on the desired strength and scope of mind-brain identity, however, there are various ways of refining this claim. ... It is to retain a type-type mind-brain identity theory, but allow that that the identities between mental types and brain types may—indeed, most likely will—need to be restricted.
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Mind-brain identity theory rejects parts of both Behaviourism and Dualism. Against Behaviourism, it argues that mental states are indeed inner causes of behaviour. Against Dualism, it argues that these inner causes are not states of anything especially non-spatial, incorrigible, private or subjective;
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Mind as the Brain: The Mind-Brain Identity Theory ... Mind-Brain Correlations ... Mind-body Identity Theory: Kim, Lewis, Armstrong, Smart...
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A rejection of both dualism and the mind-brain identity theory, arguing that the mind is best understood as a "behavioral field" that fluctuates within the brain/body/world nexus. ... In this highly original work, Teed Rockwell rejects both dualism and the mind-brain identity theory. He proposes instead that mental...
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