Maximality and Microphysical Supervenience |
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Authors: | THEODORE SIDER |
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Affiliation: | Rutgers University |
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Abstract: | A property, F, is maximal iff, roughly, large parts of an F are not themselves Fs. Maximal properties are typically extrinsic, for their instantiation by x depends on what larger things x is part of. This makes trouble for a recent argument against microphysical supervenience by Trenton Merrick's. The argument assumes that consciousness is an intrinsic property, whereas consciousness is in fact maximal and extrinsic. |
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