The Structure and Dynamics Argument against Materialism Revisited

The Structure and Dynamics Argument against Materialism Revisited

Alter (2016) elaborates and defends an ambitious argument advanced by Chalmers (2002) against physicalism. As Alter notes, the argument is valid. But I will argue that not all its premises are true. In particular, it is false that all physical truths are purely structural. In denying this, I focus...

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Main Author: Andrei Mărăşoiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius University Press 2020-10-01
Series:Problemos
Subjects:
the structure and dynamics argument
physicalism
dualism
thought-experiments
a priori entailment
explanatory gap
Online Access:https://www.journals.vu.lt/problemos/article/view/20779
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spelling doaj-4989bbe6b7534435864fab6a1be12adb2020-11-25T03:41:09ZengVilnius University PressProblemos1392-11262424-61582020-10-019810.15388/Problemos.98.12The Structure and Dynamics Argument against Materialism RevisitedAndrei Mărăşoiu0University of Bucharest, Romania Alter (2016) elaborates and defends an ambitious argument advanced by Chalmers (2002) against physicalism. As Alter notes, the argument is valid. But I will argue that not all its premises are true. In particular, it is false that all physical truths are purely structural. In denying this, I focus not on the objects of pure physical theory but on the homely, macroscopic objects of our daily lives. https://www.journals.vu.lt/problemos/article/view/20779the structure and dynamics argumentphysicalismdualismthought-experimentsa priori entailmentexplanatory gap
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physicalism
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thought-experiments
a priori entailment
explanatory gap
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title_full_unstemmed The Structure and Dynamics Argument against Materialism Revisited
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description Alter (2016) elaborates and defends an ambitious argument advanced by Chalmers (2002) against physicalism. As Alter notes, the argument is valid. But I will argue that not all its premises are true. In particular, it is false that all physical truths are purely structural. In denying this, I focus not on the objects of pure physical theory but on the homely, macroscopic objects of our daily lives.
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physicalism
dualism
thought-experiments
a priori entailment
explanatory gap
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