Philosophy A-Level
Physicalism
What Physicalism means in Philosophy A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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The view that everything is physical or supervenes upon the physical, including properties, events, objects and any substance(s) that exist.
The view preserved by this response because no extra non-physical fact is added.
Topics that use Physicalism
- Dualist theories (AQA A-Level)
- Physicalist theories (AQA A-Level)
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- Substance dualism
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- Complete physical information
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- Consciousness and physicalism
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