Identity theory

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
theory of mind
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:type_identity_theory
mind-brain identity theory
gptkbp:contrastsWith dualism
behaviorism
functionalism
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:David_Chalmers
gptkb:Hilary_Putnam
multiple realizability problem
gptkbp:developedBy 1950s
gptkbp:field gptkb:philosophy
philosophy of mind
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Identity theory
gptkbp:influenced materialism
neuroscience
gptkbp:main_idea mental states are identical to physical brain states
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:'Is_Consciousness_a_Brain_Process?'_by_U.T._Place
'Sensations and Brain Processes' by J.J.C. Smart
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Ullin_Place
gptkb:Herbert_Feigl
gptkb:J.J.C._Smart
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Mind_(journal)
gptkbp:relatedConcept gptkb:physicalism
eliminative materialism
token identity theory
reductive materialism
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dualism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4