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Single Idea 3961

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

Full Idea

All mental events are causally related to physical events. ..This seems obvious.

Gist of Idea

Obviously all mental events are causally related to physical events

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

All mental events are physically caused. Some bodily physical events result from mental events. Probably all mental events have some effect of other mental events (all of which are in some sense physical).