Ideas from 'Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind' by Keith T. Maslin [2001], by Theme Structure
[found in 'An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind' by Maslin,Keith [Polity 2001,0-7456-1688-7]].
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7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / c. Significance of supervenience
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Shadows are supervenient on their objects, but not reducible
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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 1. Ontologies
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'Ontology' means 'study of things which exist'
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15. Nature of Minds / A. Nature of Mind / 4. Other Minds / d. Other minds by analogy
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Analogy to other minds is uncheckable, over-confident and chauvinistic
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16. Persons / B. Nature of the Self / 7. Self and Body / b. Self as brain
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If we are brains then we never meet each other
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16. Persons / C. Self-Awareness / 3. Limits of Introspection
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I'm not the final authority on my understanding of maths
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17. Mind and Body / D. Property Dualism / 2. Anomalous Monism
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Denial of purely mental causation will lead to epiphenomenalism
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17. Mind and Body / D. Property Dualism / 3. Property Dualism
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Token-identity removes the explanatory role of the physical
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26. Natural Theory / C. Causation / 9. General Causation / b. Nomological causation
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Causality may require that a law is being followed
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26. Natural Theory / D. Laws of Nature / 7. Strictness of Laws
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Strict laws make causation logically necessary
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Strict laws allow no exceptions and are part of a closed system
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