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All the ideas for 'An Argument for the Identity Theory', 'works' and 'How free does the will need to be?'

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6 ideas

1. Philosophy / G. Scientific Philosophy / 1. Aims of Science

6782	Realism is the only philosophy of science that doesn't make the success of science a miracle [Putnam]

7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 4. Anti-realism

22181

Putnam says anti-realism is a bad explanation of accurate predictions [Putnam, by Okasha]

17. Mind and Body / C. Functionalism / 4. Causal Functionalism

7441	Experiences are defined by their causal role, and causal roles belong to physical states [Lewis]

7442	'Pain' contingently names the state that occupies the causal role of pain [Lewis]

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / g. Moral responsibility

20168

Blame usually has no effect if the recipient thinks it unjustified [Williams,B]

20167

Blame partly rests on the fiction that blamed agents always know their obligations [Williams,B]