Full Idea
Anybody writing seriously about mind-brain issues nowadays needs to explain whether they think of materialism in terms of identity, token identity, realization, or supervenience.
Gist of Idea
The only serious mind-brain theories now are identity, token identity, realization and supervenience
Source
David Papineau (Thinking about Consciousness [2002], Intro §6)
Book Reference
Papineau,David: 'Thinking about Consciousness' [OUP 2004], p.8
A Reaction
Dualists are not invited. Functionalists are attending a different party. I wonder if his four categories collapse into two: the token/supervenience view, and the identity/realization view?