anomalous monism
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Anomalous monism is a philosophical theory of mind that holds mental events are identical with physical events while denying that there are strict psychophysical laws connecting mental and physical descriptions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| anomalous monism canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: anomalous monism Context triple: [Donald Davidson, notableIdea, anomalous monism]
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A.
Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics
Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics is a seminal 1959 work of analytic philosophy that develops a systematic account of our conceptual scheme for thinking about objects, persons, and their identity over time.
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B.
Phenomenology of Mind
Phenomenology of Mind is the English title of G. W. F. Hegel’s seminal philosophical work that traces the development of human consciousness, self-awareness, and reason toward absolute knowledge.
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Spinozism
Spinozism is the philosophical system of Baruch Spinoza, characterized by a strict monism in which God and Nature are identified as a single infinite substance governed by rational, necessary laws.
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D.
On Free Choice of the Will
On Free Choice of the Will is a philosophical and theological treatise by St. Augustine that explores human freedom, moral responsibility, and the problem of evil in relation to divine justice.
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E.
phenomenology
Phenomenology is a philosophical movement that studies the structures of experience and consciousness as they present themselves from the first-person perspective.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: anomalous monism Target entity description: Anomalous monism is a philosophical theory of mind that holds mental events are identical with physical events while denying that there are strict psychophysical laws connecting mental and physical descriptions.
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A.
Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics
Individuals: An Essay in Descriptive Metaphysics is a seminal 1959 work of analytic philosophy that develops a systematic account of our conceptual scheme for thinking about objects, persons, and their identity over time.
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B.
Phenomenology of Mind
Phenomenology of Mind is the English title of G. W. F. Hegel’s seminal philosophical work that traces the development of human consciousness, self-awareness, and reason toward absolute knowledge.
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C.
Spinozism
Spinozism is the philosophical system of Baruch Spinoza, characterized by a strict monism in which God and Nature are identified as a single infinite substance governed by rational, necessary laws.
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D.
On Free Choice of the Will
On Free Choice of the Will is a philosophical and theological treatise by St. Augustine that explores human freedom, moral responsibility, and the problem of evil in relation to divine justice.
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E.
phenomenology
Phenomenology is a philosophical movement that studies the structures of experience and consciousness as they present themselves from the first-person perspective.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-reductive physicalism
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philosophical theory of mind ⓘ token identity theory ⓘ |
| addresses |
mental causation
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mind–body problem ⓘ psychophysical laws ⓘ |
| affirms |
causal closure of the physical domain
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supervenience of the mental on the physical ⓘ token identity between mental events and physical events ⓘ |
| aimsToReconcile |
mental causation with physicalism
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monism with autonomy of the mental ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
anomalism of the mental
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monism about events ⓘ nomological character of causality ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | multiple realizability of mental states ⓘ |
| coreClaim |
causal relations are governed by strict physical laws
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every mental event is identical with some physical event ⓘ mental events are causally efficacious ⓘ there are no strict psychophysical laws connecting mental and physical predicates ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
Jaegwon Kim
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Jerry Fodor ⓘ Ted Honderich ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
alleged epiphenomenalism of the mental
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problem of explanatory exclusion ⓘ |
| denies |
existence of strict laws relating mental types to physical types
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type identity theory of mind ⓘ |
| epistemicStance | mental descriptions are irreducible to physical descriptions ⓘ |
| hasComponentPrinciple |
principle of the anomalism of the mental
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principle of the causal interaction of mental and physical events ⓘ principle of the nomological character of causality ⓘ |
| holdsAboutMentalPredicates | mental predicates are not suitable for inclusion in strict laws ⓘ |
| holdsAboutPhysicalPredicates | physical predicates can figure in strict causal laws ⓘ |
| influenced |
causal theories of action
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non-reductive physicalist theories ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Epistemology Naturalized
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surface form:
Quinean naturalism
event ontology ⓘ logical behaviorism ⓘ logical positivism ⓘ |
| locatedInSubfield |
metaphysics
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philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| mainWork | Mental Events ⓘ |
| ontologicalStance | there is only one kind of event, the physical event ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Donald Davidson ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
event causation
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mental anomalism ⓘ supervenience ⓘ token physicalism ⓘ |
| yearProposed | 1970 ⓘ |
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