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Eliminative Materialism
Also known as: eliminativist materialism, eliminative materialist, eliminative materialists
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Hard problem of consciousness - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 6 facts
claimEliminative materialism (or eliminativism) is the philosophical view that mental states used in folk psychology do not correspond to real brain mechanisms upon scientific examination.
claimMoorean arguments are a form of criticism against eliminative materialism and illusionism that seek to undermine a conclusion by asserting that the negation of that conclusion is more certain than the premises of the argument itself.
claimPhilosopher Galen Strawson criticized eliminative materialism and illusionism in an article titled "The Consciousness Deniers," published in the New York Review of Books.
claimType-A materialists who reject the existence of phenomenal consciousness entirely hold a view known as eliminative materialism or illusionism.
claimPatricia Churchland and Paul Churchland have applied eliminative materialism to propositional attitudes, while Daniel Dennett, Georges Rey, and Keith Frankish have applied it to qualia or phenomenal consciousness.
referenceWilliam Ramsey authored the entry 'Eliminative Materialism' for the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy in 2019.
Dualism, Physicalism, and Philosophy of Mind - Capturing Christianity capturingchristianity.com Dec 11, 2019 4 facts
claimMany eliminative materialists reject the existence of beliefs, which creates a logical difficulty regarding how to state their philosophical view.
referenceRobert Adams compares the denial of the existence of qualia by eliminative materialists to the denial of the existence of evil by theists, stating that both positions seem about equally implausible.
claimEliminative materialists are defined as people who reject some or all folk beliefs about mental lives in the name of physicalism.
perspectiveThe author of the article considers eliminative materialism to be a position not worth significant concern.
Panpsychism - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 2 facts
claimPanpsychism can be combined with reductive materialism but cannot be combined with eliminative materialism because the latter denies the existence of the relevant mental attributes.
perspectivePatricia Churchland, an eliminative materialist, argues that the hard problem of consciousness is premature because neuroscience is in its early stages and clarity will come from brain research rather than metaphysical speculation.
Dualism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Winter 2016 Edition) plato.stanford.edu Aug 19, 2003 1 fact
claimPhilosophical concepts related to the mind-body problem include behaviorism, consciousness, eliminative materialism, epiphenomenalism, functionalism, identity theory, intentionality, mental causation, neutral monism, and physicalism.
Quantum Approaches to Consciousness plato.stanford.edu Nov 30, 2004 1 fact
perspectiveEliminative materialism renders mind-brain correlations irrelevant.
Non-Reductive Physicalism - Theories of Consciousness theoriesofconsciousness.com 1 fact
claimEliminative Materialism posits that folk psychology will be replaced by neuroscience, offering a radically naturalistic approach but denying obvious facts of experience.
Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2015 Edition) plato.stanford.edu May 23, 2001 1 fact
claimThe philosophy of Democritus anticipates the modern doctrine of eliminativist materialism.