Reductive Materialism Flashcards

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? ? (also called “identity theory” or “type physicalism”) is a theory of the mind which says that the mind isn’t distinct from the physical brain but is ? with it.

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Reductive materialism.

Identical.

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According to this, ? ? can be classified into different types such as memory or pain.

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Mental states.

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Psychologist, ?, asserted mental and physical events in the brain are ?, allowing no room for any ? of life after death.

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Boring.
Identical.
Concept.

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Supporters of reductive materialism recognise that ? doesn’t understand how the physical functions of the brain work, but they’re convinced that there’s nothing more to the human person than ? ?

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Neuroscience.

Physical material.

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