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Identity Theory
Identity Theory A family of views on the relationship between mind and body, Type Identity theories hold that at least some types (or kinds, or classes) of mental states are, as a matter of contingent fact, literally identical with some types (or kinds, or classes) of brain states. The earliest advocates of Type Identity--U.T. Place, Herbert Feigl, and J.J.C. Smart, respectively--each proposed ...




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