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| Property dualism scheme |
Do you think
it is possible to combine the physicalism (materialism) with the substance
dualism? (If you don’t know the differences between these two check out the previous post.) For centuries people
have tried to find common aspects of completely different ideas, theories etc.
(what’s interesting is that this is actually how some religions were established).
Philosophers have also tried to find something in common as far as the substance
dualism and physical monism are concerned. One of the possible outcomes is the property dualism.
What is
exactly the property dualism? As in the case of physicalism it states that
there is only one entity (physical). It also states that the physical entity has two properties – mental and physical;
so don’t let yourself be fooled by the word “dualism”. In fact, the “dualism”
does not refer to the substance dualism but to the dualism of the physical substance. I believe this view is even
closer to the monism than to the dualism. Why do I think so?
