Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Events Events- Survey of philosophical views on the character and status of events; by Roberto Casati and Achille Varzi. Holes Holes- Short article by Roberto Casati of the École Polytechnique and Achille C. Varzi of Columbia. Tropes Tropes- An article describing tropes by John Bacon. Counterfactual Theories of Causation Counterfactual Theories of Causation- Discussion of analysis of causal statements in terms of counterfactual conditionals; by Peter Menzies. Causal Processes Causal Processes- Bertrand Russell, Wesley Salmon, and conserved quantities. By Phil Dowe of the University of Tasmania. Incompatibilist (Nondeterministic) Theories of Free Will Incompatibilist (Nondeterministic) Theories of Free Will- By Randolph Clarke. Mereology Mereology- The theory of parthood relations: of the relations of part to whole and the relations of part to part within a whole; by Achille Varzi. Modal Fictionalism Modal Fictionalism- Survey of the view that claims of necessity and possibility are to be construed as fictional claims; by Daniel Nolan. Time Travel and Modern Physics Time Travel and Modern Physics- Survey of philosophical woories about inconsistencies inherent in the idea of time travel in the context of modern physics. From the Stanford Encyc… The Hole Argument The Hole Argument- The hole argument is an attempt to illustrate how spacetime substantivalism causes errors in a large class of spacetime theories. By John D. Norton of the Unive… Philosophy for Children Philosophy for Children- Discusses introduction of philosophy into the school curriculum; by Michael Pritchard. Private Language Private Language- By Stewart Candlish from the University of Western Australia. The Language of Thought Hypothesis The Language of Thought Hypothesis- By Murat Aydede, surveying the arguments for and against the proposition that thoughts are expressed in a mental language. Eliminative Materialism Eliminative Materialism- The view that some or all of the mental states posited by common-sense do not actually exist; by William Ramsey. The Computational Theory of Mind The Computational Theory of Mind- The philosophical theopry that the mind is, or functions like, a computer; by Steven Horst. Panpsychism Panpsychism- The doctrine that mind is a fundamental feature of the world which exists throughout the universe; by William Seager. Consciousness and Intentionality Consciousness and Intentionality- Discussion of the connection between phenomenal consciousness and intentionality; by Charles Siewert. Higher-order Theories of Consciousness Higher-order Theories of Consciousness- Theories which explain conscious states by their relations to higher-order representations of them; by Peter Carruthers. The Unity of Consciousness The Unity of Consciousness- History and philosophical accounts of unity of consciousness; by Andrew Brook. Multiple Realizability Multiple Realizability- John Bickle discusses the contention that a given mental kind (property, state, event) is realized by distinct physical kinds. Epiphenomenalism Epiphenomenalism- Discusses the view that mental events are caused by physical events in the brain, but have no effects upon any physical events. From the Stanford Encyclopedia, b… The Identity Theory of Mind The Identity Theory of Mind- Evaluates the theory that holds that states and processes of the mind are identical to states and processes of the brain. By J. J. C. Smart of Monash. Mental Representation Mental Representation- According to the Representational Theory of Mind, psychological states are to be understood as relations between agents and mental representations. By David… Connectionism Connectionism- Movement in cognitive science which hopes to explain human intellectual abilities using artificial neural networks. By James W. Garson of the University of Houston. Cognitive Science Cognitive Science- The study of mind and intelligence. By Paul Thagard of the University of Waterloo. Semantic Challenges to Realism Semantic Challenges to Realism- Realism and the representation problem; by Drew Khlentzos. Propositional Attitude Reports Propositional Attitude Reports- Explores semantic accounts of propositional attitude reports, and some of the theories developed to deal with Frege's puzzle. From the Stanford Enc… Singular Propositions Singular Propositions- Propositions about a particular object or individual in virtue of having the object or individual as a constituent of the proposition. By G. W. Fitch. Analysis Analysis- The historical development and conceptual structure of philosophical analysis; by Michael Beaney. Structured Propositions Structured Propositions- To say that propositions are structured is to say that they are complex entities, entities having parts or constituents. By Jeffrey C. King.