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How physicalists can avoid reductionism

Robert Kirk

pp. 157-170

Abstract

Kim maintains that “a physicalist has only two genuine options, eliminativism and reductionism”. But physicalists can reject both by using the Strict Implication thesis (SI). Discussing his arguments will help to show what useful work SI can do.

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(1996) Synthese 108 (2).

Pages: 157-170

DOI: 10.1007/BF00413495

Full citation:

Kirk Robert (1996) „How physicalists can avoid reductionism“. Synthese 108 (2), 157–170.