Some philosophers argue that the principle of overdetermination applies only to intrinsic features of events, rather than relational or comparative features, which would leave no room for mental events to cause physical effects under the constraint of physical closure.

Authors

• Person: Howard Robinson Organization: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  Dualism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Winter 2016 Edition)

Sources

• Dualism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Winter 2016 Edition) plato.stanford.edu Howard Robinson · Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy via serper

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• overdetermination concept
• mental event concept