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Dispoziciona objašnjenja u dualizmu
Dispositional Explanations in Dualism

Author(s): Janko Nešić
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju
Keywords: dispositions; powers; causal explanation; dualism; absences; double prevention; mental explanation

Summary/Abstract: In order to defend mental explanations dualists may appeal to dispositions (powers). By accepting a powers theory of causation, a dualist can more plausibly defend mental explanations that are given independently of physical explanations. Accepting a power-based theory still comes with a price. Absences and double preventers are not causes in a powers theory, and solutions based on them can only defend their explanatory relevance in mental explanations. There is still a chance that such mental explanations can be causal explanations, though they do not refer to real causes.

  • Issue Year: 24/2013
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 218-241
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: English