Physicalism Without Reductionism: Toward a Scientifically, Philosophically, and Theologically Sound Portrait of Human Nature

This essay addresses three problems facing a physicalist (as opposed to dualist) account of the person. First, how can such an account fail to be reductive if mental events are neurological events and such events are governed by natural laws? Answering this question requires a reexamination of the c...

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Main Author: Murphy, Nancey C. 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 1999
In: Zygon
Year: 1999, Volume: 34, Issue: 4, Pages: 551-571
Further subjects:B Religious Experience
B supervenience
B nonreductive physicalism
B Reductionism
B Dualism
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