Philosophy A-Level
Reducibility of mental properties
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Analysable entirely in physical terms, so that the mental property is nothing over and above the physical; property dualism denies this for at least some mental properties.
Topics that use Reducibility of mental properties
- Dualist theories (AQA A-Level)
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