PPT-Physicalism

From last time Abductive argument for materialism The Abductive Argument Heres an argument against Berkeley Look the existence of a mindindependent reality is the best explanation for our experiences If tables and chairs etc were just ideas that wouldnt explain why everyone looking in the same place sees the same thing. Campbell and Mark H Bickhard 1 Physicalism Physicalism in one form or another has been one of the dominant positions in metaphysics in the latter part of the 20 th century But what precisely does that position entail That has been much debated Should We Give Up on Reductive Physicalism? Paul Sperring Supposing you were a physicalist in the late 1950s, early 1960s, and supposing you Page 1 of 7 Should We Give Up on Reductive Physicalism The Zombie Argument. 人. 皮囊论证. The most famous philosopher who put forward the zombie argument. avid John Chalmers.  (born 20 April 1966) is an . Australian.  . philosopher. specializing. IV-1 d primarily with physicalISM. We now turn our attention to a solid-state componen Interstellar Dust IV-2 Radio continuum emission from rotating grains (both electric and magnetic dipole radiati Michael Lacewing. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. Substance and properties. A substance is an entity, a thing, that does not depend on another entity for its continued existence. . It has ‘ontological independence. . Subjects. Anand Rangarajan. Dept. of Computer and Information Science and Engineering. University of Florida. Gainesville, FL, USA. Realistic . physicalism. & experience. How do we accommodate experience (Hard Problem)?. access consciousness. self-consciousness. phenomenal consciousness. A state is . phenomenally conscious. . only if, and because, there’s . something it’s like to be in that state. . Physicalism. . Subjects. Anand Rangarajan. Dept. of Computer and Information Science and Engineering. University of Florida. Gainesville, FL, USA. Realistic . physicalism. & experience. How do we accommodate experience (Hard Problem)?. What is philosophy?. Philosophy is what everyone does when they’re not busy dealing with their everyday business and get a change simply to wonder what life and the universe are all about.. Philosophy is not so much about coming up with the answers to fundamental questions as it is about the process of trying to find these answers, using reasoning rather than accepting without question conventional views or traditional authority.. The Zombie Argument. 人. 皮囊论证. The most famous philosopher who put forward the zombie argument. David . John Chalmers.  (born 20 April 1966) is an . Australian.  . philosopher. specializing. Michael Lacewing. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. Substance and properties. A substance is an entity, a thing, that does not depend on another entity for its continued existence. . It has ‘ontological independence. Michael Lacewing. enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. © Michael Lacewing. Physicalism. Physicalism: . everything that exists is either physical or depends on what is physical.. . If . physicalism is true, a possible world that is an exact physical duplicate of our world (the actual world) will be an exact duplicate of our world . enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk. © Michael Lacewing. Substance and properties. A substance is an entity, a thing, that does not depend on another entity for its continued existence. . It has ‘ontological independence’. The zombie argument: objections Michael Lacewing enquiries@alevelphilosophy.co.uk The argument It is conceivable that there are zombies. If it is conceivable that there are zombies, it is metaphysically possible that there are zombies.