Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Philosophy) by Subject "Mind-Body Problem"

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An Encounter Between Aristotle And Contemporary Philosophy of Mind The Case of Reductive Physicalism As Espoused By Jaegwon Kim

Oguamanam, Eugene Ezenwa (University of Pretoria, 2020)

I argue in this thesis that Aristotle’s hylomorphic metaphysics, supported by his theory of causality and his theory of the soul (De Anima), holds the key to solving the problem of mental causation in contemporary philosophy ...
A Novel Reply to the Knowledge Argument : Wiredu's view of Quasi-Physicalism as a positive Reply to Jackson

Mangadza, Clarton Fambisai (University of Pretoria, 2019)

In this thesis I offer a novel alternative response to Frank Jackson’s (1982, 1986) knowledge argument in support of non-reductive physicalism (NRP). The knowledge argument is framed as an attack on reductive physicalism ...

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