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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Omsk State Technical University, Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education
2021-02-01
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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 |
spellingShingle | B. V. Faul 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 |
url | https://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..pdf |
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