On the Relationship between Subjective and Objective Properties in John Searle’s Biological Naturalism

Vol 13, No 3 (2012) • Filosofia Unisinos - Unisinos Journal of Philosophy

Autor: Tárik de Athayde Prata

Resumo:

The article examines John Searles’ theory of the relation between subjective and objective properties. Such relation is conceived by him as a peculiar way of causal supervenience, which consists of the relation between properties that cannot be identified as types. Since he conceives this supervenience as a mere result of the laws of nature, his ontology of the mind relapses into property dualism.

ISSN: ISSN: 1984-8234

Texto Completo: http://revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/filosofia/article/view/fsu.2012.133.05

Palavras-Chave: Searle, supervenience,property dualism

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