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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459156303321

Autore

Stoljar Daniel

Titolo

Physicalism / / Daniel Stoljar

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-135-14921-6

1-135-14922-4

1-282-58984-9

9786612589843

0-203-85630-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Collana

New problems of philosophy

Disciplina

146/.3

Soggetti

Materialism

Philosophy, Modern

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

BOOK COVER; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1 THE STANDARD PICTURE; 2 FORM AND ALTERNATIVES; 3 THE STARTING POINT VIEW; 4 THE THEORY VIEW; 5 HEMPEL'S DILEMMA; 6 THE NECESSITY VIEW; 7 IS NECESSITATION NECESSARY?; 8 IS NECESSITATION SUFFICIENT?; 9 SKEPTICS AND TRUE BELIEVERS; 10 ARGUMENTS AGAINST PHYSICALISM; 11 ARGUMENTS FOR PHYSICALISM; CONCLUSION; GLOSSARY; REFERENCES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Physicalism, the thesis that everything is physical, is one of the most controversial problems in philosophy. Its adherents argue that there is no more important doctrine in philosophy, whilst its opponents claim that its role is greatly exaggerated. In this superb introduction to the problem Daniel Stoljar focuses on three fundamental questions: the interpretation, truth and philosophical significance of physicalism. In answering these questions he covers the following key topics:a brief history of physicalism and its definitions what a physical property is and how