Nagel's Criticism Of Physicalism

Authors

  • Thomas W. Smythe Retired Associate Professor of Philosophy, North Carolina Central University
  • Thomas Evans Department of Language and Literature, North Carolina Central University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19044/esj.2016.v12n17p78

Abstract

The philosopher Thomas Nagel is well known for being skeptical of the claim that psychological states are purely physical. When physical science gives us a complete description of the world, it leaves out the point of view from which each of us is aware of their perspective on the world. This paper is a critical treatment of Nagel's problem with physicalism. We ignore the vast literature on the self.

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Published

2016-06-29

How to Cite

Smythe, T. W., & Evans, T. (2016). Nagel’s Criticism Of Physicalism. European Scientific Journal, ESJ, 12(17), 78. https://doi.org/10.19044/esj.2016.v12n17p78

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 17 (2016): ESJ June EDITION

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.