IS THE ANOMALOUS MONISM AN ALLY OF THE ANTI-CONSTRUCTIVE NATURALISM? The paper argues that Davidson’s thesis of the anomalous character of mental life is a natural supporter for McGinn’s anti-constructive naturalism. In the first two parts of the article I discuss both positions. In the third I will try to show similarities and differences between them and the way in which anomalous monism can support McGinns theory.

The paper is a critical reaction to Marcin Trepczyński article “Thomas Aquinas Non-Monotonically” (Filozofia Nauki 2/2011). It is shown that the author misunderstood the real forms of Thomas Aquinas reasoning. I present arguments which show why these reasonings are monotonic by analyzing some of the examples which Trepczyński is using to justify the opposite thesis.