Eliminative Materialism

Question 1

Who advocates Eliminative Materialism

Answer 1

Paul & Patricia Churchland

Question 2

What does Eliminative Materialism state

Answer 2

• Mind does NOT exist
• Understanding is based upon FOLK PSYCHOLOGY
• NO mental properties: belief, desire, emotion

Question 3

Criticisms of Eliminative Materialism

Answer 3

-PAUL BOGHOSSIAN- need beliefs in order to BELIEVE in the argument
-Fails to account for introspection
-HUME, all we need is constant conjunction is all we need
to establish causal connection, and therefore experience shows that mind does have a causal influence on the body, meaning we do have a mind