Minimal dualism and epistemic approach

In this paper the author presents an argument in favor of minimal dualism — thesis, according to which conscious agents are able to exist without bodies. Author demonstrates the advantages of this argument. Firstly, he shows that this argument is invulnerable to the epistemic strategy of criticiz...

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Main Author: B. V. Faul
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Language:English
Published: Omsk State Technical University, Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education 2021-02-01
Series:Омский научный вестник: Серия "Общество. История. Современность"
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description In this paper the author presents an argument in favor of minimal dualism — thesis, according to which conscious agents are able to exist without bodies. Author demonstrates the advantages of this argument. Firstly, he shows that this argument is invulnerable to the epistemic strategy of criticizing the conceivability argument. Secondly, the epistemic approach restricts the conceivability of creatures, the possibility of which is incompatible with the minimal dualism
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spelling doaj-art-b9b0730f8011486e80fa696585daa54c2025-02-02T19:24:43ZengOmsk State Technical University, Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher EducationОмский научный вестник: Серия "Общество. История. Современность"2542-04882541-79832021-02-0161869010.25206/2542-0488-2021-6-1-86-90Minimal dualism and epistemic approachB. V. Faul0Saint-Petersburg State UniversityIn this paper the author presents an argument in favor of minimal dualism — thesis, according to which conscious agents are able to exist without bodies. Author demonstrates the advantages of this argument. Firstly, he shows that this argument is invulnerable to the epistemic strategy of criticizing the conceivability argument. Secondly, the epistemic approach restricts the conceivability of creatures, the possibility of which is incompatible with the minimal dualismhttps://www.omgtu.ru/general_information/media_omgtu/journal_of_omsk_research_journal/files/arhiv/2021/%D0%A2.%206,%20%E2%84%96%201%20(%D0%9E%D0%98%D0%A1)/86-90%20%D0%A4%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C%20%D0%91.%20%D0%92..pdfconceivabilitypossibilityminimal dualismepistemic strategyconceivability argument
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Minimal dualism and epistemic approach
Омский научный вестник: Серия "Общество. История. Современность"
conceivability
possibility
minimal dualism
epistemic strategy
conceivability argument
title Minimal dualism and epistemic approach
title_full Minimal dualism and epistemic approach
title_fullStr Minimal dualism and epistemic approach
title_full_unstemmed Minimal dualism and epistemic approach
title_short Minimal dualism and epistemic approach
title_sort minimal dualism and epistemic approach
topic conceivability
possibility
minimal dualism
epistemic strategy
conceivability argument
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