Should Physicalists Fear Abstracta?

Journal of Consciousness Studies 24 (9-10):40-49 (2017)
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Susan Schneider argues that physicalism must be false if abstracta are part of the physicalist's dependence base. In opposition to her view, here I set out some reasons to think that abstracta in general, including abstracta that are woven into the dependence base, are something physicalists can countenance with consistency.

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