The realiser-realiser identity theory of mind
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description: In this thesis, I present and defend the view I call the realiser-realiser identity theory of mind. I will argue that this view can solve the main issues surrounding the mind-body problem, namely, the problems posed by conceivability arguments, the problem of mental causation, the problem of multiple realisation of the mental and the correlation between the mental and the physical properties. Chapter I is an introductory chapter where I present my view and compare it with all the standard answers to the mind-body problem. In Chapter II, I will show how the realiser-realiser identity theory fares with respect to the conceivability argument against the necessitation between the mental and the physical properties. First, I will argue that there is a general strategy with which the conceivability argument has been defended. Then, I will present what I call the realisers' response to conceivability arguments. In a nutshell, the way to escape conceivability arguments comes down to the distinction between the realiser and the realised properties presented in Chapter I. I will argue that we can accept conceivability arguments when they are run at the level of the role properties, however, we will be able to show that when they are run at the level of the realiser properties the arguments cannot get of the ground. In the appendix to Chapter II, I discuss the details of Kripke and Chalmers' conceivability arguments. In Chapter III, I will deal with three problems that are core parts of the mind-body problem: the problem of mental causation, the problem of multiple realisation and the problem of explaining the correlation between the mental and the physical. I discuss these issues in the same order. At the end of this Chapter, I will discuss how the realiser-realiser identity theory can be developed with respect to the nature of the realiser. I will argue that the theory can be developed in many versions than range from kinds of physicalism to kinds of idealism, but that these…
abstract: In this thesis, I present and defend the view I call the realiser-realiser identity theory of mind. I will argue that this view can solve the main issues surrounding the mind-body problem, namely, the problems posed by conceivability arguments, the problem of mental causation, the problem of multiple realisation of the mental and the correlation between the mental and the physical properties. Chapter I is an introductory chapter where I present my view and compare it with all the standard answers to the mind-body problem. In Chapter II, I will show how the realiser-realiser identity theory fares with respect to the conceivability argument against the necessitation between the mental and the physical properties. First, I will argue that there is a general strategy with which the conceivability argument has been defended. Then, I will present what I call the realisers' response to conceivability arguments. In a nutshell, the way to escape conceivability arguments comes down to the distinction between the realiser and the realised properties presented in Chapter I. I will argue that we can accept conceivability arguments when they are run at the level of the role properties, however, we will be able to show that when they are run at the level of the realiser properties the arguments cannot get of the ground. In the appendix to Chapter II, I discuss the details of Kripke and Chalmers' conceivability arguments. In Chapter III, I will deal with three problems that are core parts of the mind-body problem: the problem of mental causation, the problem of multiple realisation and the problem of explaining the correlation between the mental and the physical. I discuss these issues in the same order. At the end of this Chapter, I will discuss how the realiser-realiser identity theory can be developed with respect to the nature of the realiser. I will argue that the theory can be developed in many versions than range from kinds of physicalism to kinds of idealism, but that these…
author: Llamas, Erick
language: en_AU
date published: 2021
date modified: 2026-07-24T01:07:45Z
provider: Australian Catholic University
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: Australian Catholic University

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