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Epiphenomenalism: Is our mind a byproduct of our brain?

July 19, 2022 by The Philosurfer Leave a Comment

Epiphenomenalism is a version of property dualism that claims the mind is a byproduct of the brain that is causally inert. In this video, I discuss what that means and some objections to it.

NOTES

Our physical properties generate our mental properties

Emergent mental phenomena are causally inert

O1: counterintuitive

O2: problem of psychophysical emergence

O3: arguments for substance dualism over property dualism

Further Reading

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