Lexicon of Arguments

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I 137
Token Physicalism/Fodor:
1) Token physicalism is weaker than materialism.
Def materialism/Fodor: materialism asserts both: that the token physicalism is true and that every event falls under the laws of one or another science (so you can be token physicalist without being a materialist). >Materialism.
2) The token physicalism is weaker than the type physicalism.
Def type physicalism/Fodor: any property that is mentioned in the laws of any science, is a physical property.
Token physicalism does not include type physicalism, because the contingent identity of an event pair probably does not guarantee the identity of the properties whose instantiation constitutes the events, not even if the event identity is nomologically necessary.
I 138
If, on the other hand, every event is the instantiation of a property, then the type physicalism includes the token physicalism: two properties will be identical when they exist in the instantiation of the same property through the same individual at the same time.
Token physicalism is weaker than the reductionism. >Reductionism, >Reduction.

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