The Identity Theory as a Solution to the Exclusion Problem
The Identity Theory as a Solution to the Exclusion Problem
According to the identity theory, mental properties face no threat of exclusion from physical properties, for every mental property is physical. In particular, every mental property is the physical property that would otherwise threaten to preempt it with respect to physical, and especially behavioral, effects. This paper develops this identity solution to the exclusion problem and defends it from several objections. One of the main goals is to place the solution in the context of a more general ontology of properties, in particular, a trope ontology.
Keywords: mental causation, exclusion problem, identity theory, trope, property, ontology
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