Mind-Brain Type Identity Theory - 25 Marker

Intro: Overview

• ontological reduction = mental phenomena are reduced to physical phenomena in the brain

• Analytic reduction = refer to the same thing but aren’t synonymous

• Multiple realisability = mental states refer to multiple different physical states

Argument: provides a good argument but lacks depth and explanation

Paragraph 1: Smart (Ockham’s Razor) vs Descartes’ Indivisibility Argument

P - Smart: Ockham’s Razor

E - C-Fibres Example

A - Descartes’ Indivisibility Argument

C - Some mental are divisible - multiple personality disorder

E - Spatial vs Functional Disibility

Paragraph 2: Descartes’ Conceivability Argument vs Argument from Mental Causation

P - Descartes’ Conceivability Argument

E - Clear and distinct ideas + Leibniz’s Law

A - Argument from mental causation - merely distinct concepts

C - Response on how mind-brain solves mental causation

E - Putnam: correlation rather than identity

Paragraph 3: Multiple Realisability Argument vs Isomorphic Causation + Qualia

P - Multiple Realisability Argument

E - Brain Plasticity Example

A - Argument from isomorphic causation when labelling experiences

C - Difference between child + adult brains - physical changes

E - Putnam forgets the qualia of pain