Patrick K Lewtas
Biographic Data
| ID | 10846249 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Patrick K Lewtas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Patrick K |
| FAMILY NAME | Lewtas |
| SIGNATURE | LEWTAS P K |
| AFFILIATIONS | American University of Beirut |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Physicalism and the Intrinsic Nature of Consciousness
This paper presents a metaphysical argument against physicalism based on the distinction between intrinsic and extrinsic properties. It argues that the physical, as physicalism must understand it, consists entirely of extrinsic properties, whereas consciousness involves at least some intrinsic properties. It concludes that consciousness has non-physical properties and that physicalism is false. The paper then defends its premises against current …
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Physicalism and the Intrinsic Nature of Consciousness
This paper presents a metaphysical argument against physicalism based on the distinction between intrinsic and extrinsic properties. It argues that the physical, as physicalism must understand it, consists entirely of extrinsic properties, whereas consciousness involves at least some intrinsic properties. It concludes that consciousness has non-physical properties and that physicalism is false. The paper then defends its premises against current …
Argument (complex analysis) (1 work) · Chemistry (1 work) · Consciousness (1 work) · Epistemology (1 work) · Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics (1 work) · Metaphysics (1 work) · Philosophy (1 work) · Philosophy and History of Science (1 work) · Philosophy and Theoretical Science (1 work) · Physicalism (1 work)