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S/P/573. Smart's argumentation for identity theory

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DATE:
2011
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The paper examines the identity theory by J.J.C. Smart founded on the principle of Occam’s razor, discussing physicalist and dualist explanations of our sensations. Objections to Smart’s identity theory are reviewed, its advantage over the dualist theory is argued.

 

KEYWORDS: Smart, identity theory, dualism,