Materialism

Question 1

what is materialism?

Answer 1

the idea that there is only physical substance

Question 2

what is supervenience?

Answer 2

a shape depends on what is made of and their relation

Question 3

types of identity

Answer 3

personal
qualitative
quantitative- this one is used in MBIT

Question 4

what is MBIT

Answer 4

all mental states are certain brain states

Question 5

arguments pro MBIT

Answer 5

the simplest explanation
we already have the empirical data
causal role analysis= if you ask someone what something is they will tell you what it does
Ockham’s razor= cut out the entities that you don’t need and you remain with what you need -> it is more parsimonious to accept that all mental states are certain brain states

Question 6

arguments con MBIT

Answer 6

Multiple Realizability= you can make things in different ways
Leibniz’s law= if two things are the same, that means that they both have the same properties. if one of them has a property the other one does not have, they are not the same anymore