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Author Eronen, Markus I

Title Reduction in philosophy of mind : a pluralistic account / Markus I. Eronen
Published Frankfurt ; New Brunswick : Ontos Verlag, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (189 pages) : illustrations
Series Epistemische Studien : Schriften zur Erkenntnis- und Wissenschaftstheorie ; Bd. 24
Epistemische Studien (Frankfurt am Main, Germany) ; Bd. 24.
Contents pt. 1. Reduction in philosophy of science -- pt. 2. Rethinking reduction in philosophy of mind -- pt. 3. A new framework for philosophy of mind
Summary The notion of reduction continues to play a key role in philosophy of mind and philosophy of cognitive science. Supporters of reductionism claim that psychological properties or explanations reduce to neural properties or explanations, while antireductionists claim that such reductions are not possible. In this book, I apply recent developments in philosophy of science, particularly the mechanistic explanation paradigm and the interventionist theory of causation, to reassess the traditional approaches to reduction in philosophy of mind. I then elaborate and defend a pluralistic framework for p
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes English
Subject Philosophy of mind.
Reductionism.
PHILOSOPHY -- Mind & Body.
Philosophy of mind
Reductionism
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9783110332131
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