Against McGinn’s Mysterianism

Erhan DEMİRCİOĞLU

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Against McGinn’s Mysterianism

Authors:

Erhan DEMİRCİOĞLU

Publisher:

Mersin University

Main Topics:

Sociology and anthropology

Journal:

Kilikya Journal of Philosophy 2016 Issue 1, pp.1-10

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2016

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000526687

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2148-9327

Abstract:

 


There are two claims that are central to McGinn’s mysterianism: (1) there is a naturalist and constructive solution of the mind-body problem, and (2) we human beings are incapable in principle of solving the mind-body problem. I believe (1) and (2) are compatible: the truth of one does not entail the falsity of the other. However, I will argue that the reasons McGinn presents for thinking that (2) is true are incompatible with the truth of (1), at least on a fairly standard conception of the terms ‘naturalist’ and ‘constructive’, which McGinn himself seems to take for granted.

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McGinn’in gizemcilik adı verilen görüşü açısından iki iddia merkezi önemdedir: (1) zihin-beden probleminin doğalcı ve yapıcı bir çözümü vardır ve (2) insanlar zihin-beden problemini ilkesel olarak çözemezler. (1) ve (2), çelişik iki tez değildir: birinin doğruluğu diğerinin yanlış olmasını gerektirmez. Fakat savunacağım iddia odur ki, McGinn’in (2)’nin doğruluğuna dair verdiği gerekçeler (1)’in doğruluğu ile – McGinn’in kendisinin de varsaydığı, ‘doğalcı’ ve ‘yapıcı’ terimlerinin standart yorumlarını hesaba kattığımızda – çelişik durumdadır. 

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Article Details

Against McGinn’s Mysterianism

Authors: Erhan DEMİRCİOĞLU

Publisher: Mersin University

Main Topics: Sociology and anthropology

Journal: Kilikya Journal of Philosophy 2016 Issue 1, pp.1-10

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 1/2016

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2000526687

Frequency: Bi-Annual

eISSN: 2148-9327

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Authors:

Erhan DEMİRCİOĞLU

Publisher:

Mersin University

Main Topics:

Sociology and anthropology

Journal:

Kilikya Journal of Philosophy 2016 Issue 1, pp.1-10

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2016

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000526687

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2148-9327