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| Identity Theory - Philosophy Dictionary of Arguments | |||
| Identity theory (philosophy of the mind): the thesis that mind states are nothing but states of the brain. Types of identity theory are the weaker assumption of a type-type identity and the stronger assumption of a token-token identity._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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| Churchland, Patricia | Identity Theory | Churchland, Patricia S. | |
| Churchland, Paul | Identity Theory | Churchland, Paul M. | |
| Jackson, Frank | Identity Theory | Jackson, Frank C. | |
| Kripke, Saul A. | Identity Theory | Kripke, Saul A. | |
| Lewis, David K. | Identity Theory | Lewis, David K. | |
| Quine, W.V.O. | Identity Theory | Quine, Willard Van Orman | |
| Rorty, Richard | Identity Theory | Rorty, Richard | |
| Searle, John R. | Identity Theory | Searle, John R. | |
| Vollmer, Gerhard | Identity Theory | Vollmer, Gerhard | |
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