Philosophy A-Level
Implications for physicalist theories
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The asymmetry can seem to favour a private inner access that behaviourism struggles to accommodate, yet physicalists may reply that the difference is one of access route, not of underlying nature.
Topics that use Implications for physicalist theories
- Physicalist theories (AQA A-Level)
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