Reduction in Philosophy of Mind: A Pluralistic Account

Markus I. Eronen

Published by De Gruyter 2011

Reduction in Philosophy of Mind

A Pluralistic Account

Markus I. Eronen

Volume 24 in the series Epistemische Studien / Epistemic Studies

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110332131

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The notion of reduction continues to play a key role in philosophy of mind and philosophy of cognitive science. Supporters of reductionism claim that psychological properties or explanations reduce to neural properties or explanations, while antireductionists claim that such reductions are not possible. In this book, I apply recent developments in philosophy of science, particularly the mechanistic explanation paradigm and the interventionist theory of causation, to reassess the traditional approaches to reduction in philosophy of mind. I then elaborate and defend a pluralistic framework for philosophy of mind, and show how reductionist ideas can be incorporated into it. This leads to a novel synthesis of pluralism and reductionism that I call pluralistic physicalism.

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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Pages
- Main content: 189
Keywords: Philosophie; Philosophie des Geistes

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Published: May 2, 2013
ISBN: 9783110332131

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Published: November 15, 2011
ISBN: 9783110322910