Is my mind my brain? 6: Functionalism and eliminativism 0.0 / 5 ? PhilosophyPhilosophy of mindUniversityNone Created by: Philosophy EmmaCreated on: 02-10-19 15:53 Token identity theory: every token of a mental state is identical with some token physical state 1 of 8 Type identity theory: every type of mental state is identical with some type of physical state 2 of 8 Multiple realizability: each type of mental state is realised by many different types of brain states 3 of 8 Functionalism: what makes a mental state the state that it is, is the functional role it plays 4 of 8 What is a philosophical zombie? a functional duplicate of a human person but who has no mental qualities 5 of 8 Eliminativism: the position that something doesn’t exist and reference to it should be eliminated 6 of 8 Eliminative materialism: nothing that exists is mental 7 of 8 Folk psychology: our everyday theory about minds and mental philosophy 8 of 8
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