Is my mind my brain? 6: Functionalism and eliminativism

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Token identity theory:
every token of a mental state is identical with some token physical state
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Type identity theory:
every type of mental state is identical with some type of physical state
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Multiple realizability:
each type of mental state is realised by many different types of brain states
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Functionalism:
what makes a mental state the state that it is, is the functional role it plays
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What is a philosophical zombie?
a functional duplicate of a human person but who has no mental qualities
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Eliminativism:
the position that something doesn’t exist and reference to it should be eliminated
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Eliminative materialism:
nothing that exists is mental
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Folk psychology:
our everyday theory about minds and mental philosophy
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