Monistische benaderingen van bewustzijn

Question 1

Materialists

Answer 1

think that everything is physical and not mental.

Question 2

Functionalism

Answer 2

mental experiences are the same as functional experiences. In the philosophical field, functionalism states that mental states are functional states. Functionalism works well in explaining mental states such as desires and beliefs, but not well in explaining consciousness. Functionalism cannot answer questions about what consciousness does or what the difference is between conscious and unconscious actions.

Question 3

Epiphenomenalism

Answer 3

bodily processes cause mental events, but not the other way around (Huxley) “conscious automata”. Criticism: if consciousness has no effect on anything, then we could never talk about it.

Question 4

Pan Psychism

Answer 4

Everything is conscious, even a stone or a chair