PHLA10H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Environmental Determinism, Atomic Theory, Testability
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Phla10 lecture 19 the philosophy of the mind ii. Alex, bret, chris, derek, eddie, fred, greg, harold and john live in a three storey building, with 3 rooms on each floor. One on the west side, one in the centre, and one on the east side. Three non-dualist theories of mind: behaviourism, mind/brain identity theory, functionalism. They all agree that a materialist viewpoint is the most promising starting point for investigating the mind. Behaviourism stands out against identity theory and functionalism because it: denies mentalism , mentalism is the idea that mental states are inner (generally unobservable) states which cause behaviour and are the effects of physical stimuli. A philosophical theory that asserts the meaning of mental state words is the behaviour that. All of the words we have for mental states like desire, pain, etc are really just about the way people behave.
