TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stoljar,Daniel
TI  - Physicalism
T2  - New problems of philosophy
SN  - 9780415452625 (hc : alk. paper)
AV  - B825 .S85 2010
U1  - 146.3 STO/Phy 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Materialism
N1  - Includes chapter summaries; Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-246) and index; The standard picture -- Form and alternatives -- The starting point view -- The theory view -- Hempel's dilemma -- The necessity view -- Is necessitation necessary? -- Is necessitation sufficient? -- Skeptics and true believers -- Arguments against physicalism -- Arguments for physicalism
N2  - Physicalism, the theory that everything is physical is one of the most controversial ideas in philosophy. In this introduction, the author focuses on three fundamental questions: the interpretation, truth, and philosophical significance of physicalism, while covering the following key topics: history, definitions, challenge from empirical sciences, relationship with physics,  relationship with causality, and key debates in metaphysics and philosophy of mind, such as supervenience, identity, and conceivability
ER  -