Abstract
The paper aims at giving a general exposition of John Searle’s solution of the mind-body problem – biological naturalism – and examines its fundamental theses, and some of its consequences. The exam of such theses – which delineates the characteristics of Searle's theory – shows that the theory has three main difficulties, since it holds some assertions which at first sight seem to be incompatible.
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The paper aims at giving a general exposition of John Searle’s solution of the mind-body problem – biological naturalism – and examines its fundamental theses, and some of its consequences. The exam of such theses – which delineates the characteristics of Searle's theory – shows that the theory has three main difficulties, since it holds some assertions which at first sight seem to be incompatible
Entretanto, não estou certo se a identidade de ocorrências em conjunto com a diferença (irredutibilidade) de tipos é suficiente para resolver completamente esse problema, pois, embora a identidade de ocorrências afaste o problema da sobredeterminação, receio que a irredutibilidade das propriedades mentais ainda deixe o naturalismo biológico de Searle nas garras do epifenomenalismo
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Resumo: O artigo visa realizar uma exposição geral da solução de John Searle para o problema mente-corpo – o naturalismo biológico – examinando suas teses fundamentais e uma série de implicações destas. O exame dessas teses – que delineiam as características da teoria de Searle – e de suas consequências mostra que a teoria cai em três grandes dificuldades por defender asserções que, à primeira vista, parecem incompatíveis. Palavras-chave: Problema mente-corpo, Searle, redução, causação mental
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