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Identity Theories
Author(s) -
Polger Thomas W.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
philosophy compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.973
H-Index - 25
ISSN - 1747-9991
DOI - 10.1111/j.1747-9991.2009.00227.x
Subject(s) - identity (music) , psychology , mental state , epistemology , key (lock) , state (computer science) , social psychology , cognitive psychology , cognitive science , sociology , philosophy , computer science , aesthetics , computer security , algorithm
Identity theories are those that hold that ‘sensations are brain processes’. In particular, they hold that mental/psychological state kinds are identical to brain/neuroscientific state kinds. In this paper, I isolate and explain some of the key features of contemporary identity theories. They are then contrasted with the main live alternatives by means of considering the two most important lines of objection to identity theories.