Naturalism, physicalism and epiphenomenalism

Philosophical Psychology 20 (6):681 – 686 (2007)
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I argue that physicalistic naturalism entails the falsity of epiphenomenalism. I conclude by briefly discussing implications of my argument for cognitive science, non-reductive physicalism, and the possibility of formulating a naturalistic form of dualism.

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10.1080/09515080701665896

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Epiphenomenalism.William Robinson - 2003 - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

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