Flat Physicalism
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چکیده
This paper describes a version of type identity physicalism, which we call Flat Physicalism, and shows how it meets several objections often raised against theories. theory is informed by recent results in the conceptual foundations physics, particular clarifies notion ‘physical kinds' light analysis paradigmatic case reducing thermodynamics to statistical mechanics. We show Physicalism compatible with appearance multiple realisation special sciences, what sense sciences laws are autonomous from despite full reductive picture Physicalism. compare our view proposal William Bechtel that accounts for levels mechanistic explanations.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Theoria
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1665-6415']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/theo.12396