Philosophy Lexicon of Arguments
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| Identity theory (philosophy of the mind): the thesis that mind states are nothing but states of the brain. Types of identity theory are the weaker assumption of a type-type identity and the stronger assumption of a token-token identity._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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| Frank I 579 Identity Theory / Rorty: no strict identity but relationship the way it is between existing and not existing entities - his "disappearance" version shall replace the "translation theory" (Smart, Armstrong) - ultimately the language practise is crucial Rorty I 136 Identity Theory / Rorty: RortyVsidentity theory also Vsidentity of body and mind - Solution: materialism without identity theory._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. |
Ro I R. Rorty Der Spiegel der Natur Frankfurt 1997 Ro II R. Rorty Philosophie & die Zukunft Frankfurt 2000 Ro III R. Rorty Kontingenz, Ironie und Solidarität Frankfurt 1992 Ro IV R. Rorty Eine Kultur ohne Zentrum Stuttgart 1993 Ro V R. Rorty Solidarität oder Objektivität? Stuttgart 1998 Ro VI R. Rorty Wahrheit und Fortschritt Frankfurt 2000 Fra I M. Frank (Hrsg.) Analytische Theorien des Selbstbewusstseins Frankfurt 1994 Ro VI R. Rorty Wahrheit und Fortschritt Frankfurt 2000 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2018-06-22