The Physicalist's Tight Squeeze
A PosterioriPhysicalismvs.A PrioriPhysicalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4079970 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert J Howell (0000-0002-8766-5544, Southern Methodist University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 905-913 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy Compass (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/phc3.12291 |
| OpenAlex | W2293161678 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 29 |
Botha prioriphysicalism anda posterioriphysicalism combine a metaphysical and an epistemological thesis. They agree about the metaphysical thesis: our world is wholly physical. Most agree that this requires everything that there is must be necessitated by the sort of truths described by physics. If we call the conjunction of the basic truths of physics P, all physicalists agree that P entails for any truth Q. Where they disagree is whether or not this entailment can be knowna priori. Thea prioriphysicalist says it can, thea posterioriphysicalist says it cannot. Thougha posterioriphysicalism is probably the dominant view, it is really a surprising and somewhat unlikely stance. In this article, the nature of the view is discussed, and two arguments are presented that should cause us to look again at the potential ofa prioriphysicalism
A priori and a posteriori · Epistemology · Metaphysics · Physicalism · Philosophy · Philosophy and History of Science · Philosophy and Theoretical Science · Quantum Mechanics and Applications
Phenomenal Concepts and Phenomenal Knowledge
Consciousness and the Prospects of Physicalism
Thinking about Consciousness
Knowledge, Possibility, and Consciousness
Dretske's awful answer
From Supervenience to Superdupervenience
What Mary Didn't Know
Ten Problems of Consciousness
The Intrinsic Quality of Experience
Conceptual Analysis, Dualism, and the Explanatory Gap
Conceivability, Possibility, and the Mind-Body Problem
Epiphenomenal Qualia
Physicalism Could Be True Even if Mary learns Something New
Defining Physicalism
The nature of consciousness
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |