The Way Things are: Basic Readings in MetaphysicsThis anthology of classic and contemporary readings addresses the major areas of metaphysical inquiry: personal identity and responsibility; free will and determinism; change and time; existence and non-existence; the mind-body problem; and causal determinism and free will. |
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... speak against the view that our minds are immaterial substances . Defenders of an event theory of mind may agree with this and say that the various events that constitute our minds are physical events and thus are qualified for the role ...
... speak against the view that our minds are immaterial substances . Defenders of an event theory of mind may agree with this and say that the various events that constitute our minds are physical events and thus are qualified for the role ...
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... speak a human language - say , Finnish - but I can . Facts about the anatomy and operation of the ape's larynx and nervous system are not compossible with his speaking ... speak Finnish . My speaking Finnish is compossible with the 104 Time.
... speak a human language - say , Finnish - but I can . Facts about the anatomy and operation of the ape's larynx and nervous system are not compossible with his speaking ... speak Finnish . My speaking Finnish is compossible with the 104 Time.
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Basic Readings in Metaphysics William R. Carter. speak Finnish . My speaking Finnish is compossible with the facts con- sidered so far , but not with further facts about my lack of training . What I can do , relative to one set of facts ...
Basic Readings in Metaphysics William R. Carter. speak Finnish . My speaking Finnish is compossible with the facts con- sidered so far , but not with further facts about my lack of training . What I can do , relative to one set of facts ...
Contents
2 | 51 |
Of Identity Thomas Reid | 70 |
Rigid Designation Hugh S Chandler | 76 |
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