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Materialism: A Historico-Philosophical IntroductionConclusion

Materialism: A Historico-Philosophical Introduction: Conclusion [I reflect here on the diversity of forms of materialism and their possible conceptual unity. Features which seem to be shared across historical and scientific contexts include: anti-foundationalism, anti-essentialism, a willingness to endorse reductionist explanations and of course various combinations of naturalism and programs for ‘naturalization’. In contrast, the relation to scientific experiment and (conversely) to metaphysics is not a stable issue in materialist philosophy.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Materialism: A Historico-Philosophical IntroductionConclusion

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Springer International Publishing
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© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
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978-3-319-24818-9
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125 –131
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10.1007/978-3-319-24820-2_9
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[I reflect here on the diversity of forms of materialism and their possible conceptual unity. Features which seem to be shared across historical and scientific contexts include: anti-foundationalism, anti-essentialism, a willingness to endorse reductionist explanations and of course various combinations of naturalism and programs for ‘naturalization’. In contrast, the relation to scientific experiment and (conversely) to metaphysics is not a stable issue in materialist philosophy.]

Published: Jan 7, 2016

Keywords: Causal Closure; Scientific Psychology; Early Chapter; Materialist Philosopher; Experimental Neuroscience

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