Supervenience, Dynamical Systems Theory, and Non-Reductive Physicalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8397305 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jeffrey Yoshimi (University of California, Merced, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 373-398 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal for the Philosophy of Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-0882 • E-ISSN: 1464-3537 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjps/axr019 |
| OpenAlex | W2325642134 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 31 |
It is often claimed (1) that levels of nature are related by supervenience, and (2) that processes occurring at particular levels of nature should be studied using dynamical systems theory. However, there has been little consideration of how these claims are related. To address the issue, I show how supervenience relations give rise to ‘supervenience functions’, and use these functions to show how dynamical systems at different levels are related to one another. I then use this analysis to describe a graded approach to non-reductive physicalism, and to critically assess Davidson’s arguments for psychological anomaly. I also show how this approach can inform empirical research in cognitive science. 1 States and State Spaces 2 The Supervenience Function and its Inverse 3 Dynamical Systems Theory and Supervenience 4 Inter-Level Relations and Non-Reductive Physicalism 5 Davidson on Psychological Anomalism 6 Symbolic Dynamics
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,82 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |