Superweniencja psychofizyczna

• Authors: Łukasz Kurek
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The aim of this article is two-fold. First, a critical presentation of the concept of supervenience is carried out. In this context, three basic types of supervenience are presented: weak, strong, and global. It is argued that the most useful types of supervenience are its strong, and global versions. Second, a broader analysis of the usefulness of supervenience is undertaken. It is argued that it is a very „flexible” concept, which allows for a variety of different solutions to the philosophical issue of the mind. However, the aforementioned flexibility can be limited by additional philosophical assumptions. Moreover, supervenience allows to augment traditional philosophical investigations concerning the mind with results of empirical findings of such sciences as psychology, or neuroscience. In this context it is argued that supervenience is a „third way” in the philosophical study of the mind.

Keywords

PL

supervenience; mind-body problem; explanation; intentionality; Jaegwon Kim; causation

EN

supervenience; mind-body problem; explanation; intentionality; Jaegwon Kim; causation

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Papieski Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
• Journal: Semina Scientiarum
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 10

Dates

published

2011

online

2015-01-01

Contributors

author

Łukasz Kurek

Identifiers

DOI

10.15633/ss.1556