(pluralism) view. Both the definition of "physical" and the meaning of physicalism have been debated. Physicalism is closely related to materialism, and...

describing one type of physical event (like C-fiber firings). Type physicalism is contrasted with token identity physicalism, which argues that mental...

Look up physical in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Physical may refer to: Physical examination, a regular overall check-up with a doctor Physical (Olivia...

Physical therapy (PT), also known as physiotherapy, is a healthcare profession, as well as the care provided by physical therapists who promote, maintain...

materialism and physicalism: In the twentieth century, physicalism has emerged out of positivism. Physicalism restricts meaningful statements to physical bodies...

metaphysically possible that P is true and Q is not true then physicalism is false. Therefore, physicalism is false. Q can be false in a possible world if any of...

sensations are non-physical events. [From3, 4] If color sensations are non-physical events, then physicalism is false. Therefore, physicalism is false. [From5...

Descartes and the substance monism—namely, physicalism—that is characteristic of modern science. The physicalism propounded by many contemporary scientists...

Physical fitness is a state of health and well-being and, more specifically, the ability to perform aspects of sports, occupations, and daily activities...

Physical attractiveness is the degree to which a person's physical features are considered aesthetically pleasing or beautiful. The term often implies...

thoroughgoing physicalism. His arguments against physicalism can be found in his two latest monographs: Mind in a Physical World (1998) and Physicalism, or Something...

Physical education, often abbreviated to Phys. Ed. or PE, and sometimes informally referred to as gym class or simply just gym, is a subject taught in...

Physical: 100 (often referred to as simply Physical 100) is a South Korean reality competition survival series on Netflix, created by MBC producer Jang...

A physical system is a collection of physical objects under study. The collection differs from a set: all the objects must coexist and have some physical...

Physical abuse is any intentional act causing injury or trauma to another person or animal by way of bodily contact. In most cases, children are the victims...

assert that such entities exist, while physicalism asserts that they do not. Positing the existence of non-physical entities leads to further questions concerning...

A physical constant, sometimes fundamental physical constant or universal constant, is a physical quantity that cannot be explained by a theory and therefore...

in the terms of physics. This is known as reductive physicalism. However, this type of physicalism in its turn leaves open the question of what we are...

physical layer or layer 1 is the first and lowest layer: the layer most closely associated with the physical connection between devices. The physical...

constituents. Thus, if the hard problem is a real problem then physicalism must be false, and if physicalism is true then the hard problem must not be a real problem...

subject and object, and is contrasted with other positions, such as physicalism and enactivism, in the mind–body problem. Aristotle shared Plato's view...

assume that physicalism is incorrect, since that position is also imperfectly understood. Physicalism claims that states and events are physical, but those...

physical. The problems in this field start with a "mathematical model of a physical situation" (system) and a "mathematical description of a physical...

compatible with physicalism, and physicalism, according to Kim, has a principle of causal closure according to which every physical event is fully accountable...

Physical dependence is a physical condition caused by chronic use of a tolerance-forming drug, in which abrupt or gradual drug withdrawal causes unpleasant...

A physical property is any property of a physical system that is measurable. The changes in the physical properties of a system can be used to describe...

Physical Graffiti is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. Released as a double album on 24 February 1975 in the United States...

Physical chemistry is the study of macroscopic and microscopic phenomena in chemical systems in terms of the principles, practices, and concepts of physics...

Physical Review is a peer-reviewed scientific journal established in 1893 by Edward Nichols. It publishes original research as well as scientific and literature...

A physical data model (or database design) is a representation of a data design as implemented, or intended to be implemented, in a database management...