Single Idea 3965

[catalogued under 17. Mind and Body / D. Property Dualism / 2. Anomalous Monism]

Full Idea

Mental entities do not add to the physical furniture of the world.

Gist of Idea

Mental entities do not add to the physical furniture of the world

Source

Donald Davidson (Davidson on himself [1994], p.231)

Book Reference

'A Companion to the Philosophy of Mind', ed/tr. Guttenplan,Samuel [Blackwell 1995], p.231


A Reaction

This seems to me clearly true, however we propose to characterise mental events.