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Dualism vs. Physicalism Timeline Game

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About This Challenge

In exploring the philosophical debate between dualism and physicalism, we delve into the complexities of the mind and body relationship. One way to approach this topic is through a timeline game that challenges players to place events in their correct chronological order.

  • Players must carefully consider the sequence of events and the implications of each decision.
  • Through gameplay, participants can gain a deeper understanding of the interconnectedness of mental and physical processes.
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  • 1641: Descartes introduces mind-body dualism in his Meditations on First Philosophy
  • 1677: Spinoza criticizes Descartes' dualism and introduces his own form of monism
  • 1714: Leibniz proposes a form of parallelism between mind and body
  • 1781: Kant argues against materialism and dualism in his Critique of Pure Reason
  • 1807: Hegel develops a dialectical approach to mind-body problem in his Phenomenology of Spirit
  • 1841: Feuerbach criticizes dualism and argues for materialism in The Essence of Christianity
  • 1874: Brentano introduces the concept of intentionality as a way to bridge dualism and physicalism
  • 1890: James argues for a pragmatic approach to the mind-body problem in his Principles of Psychology
  • 1921: Russell introduces neutral monism as a middle ground between dualism and physicalism
  • 1953: Wittgenstein criticizes the idea of a private language in his Philosophical Investigations
  • 1967: Putnam argues against the idea of multiple realizability in his Multiple Realizability Revisited
  • 1970: Davidson proposes the anomalous monism as a solution to the mind-body problem
  • 1983: Searle criticizes functionalism and argues for biological naturalism in Intentionality
  • 1998: Kim argues for a reductionist approach to the mind-body problem in his Mind in a Physical World
  • 1996: Chalmers introduces the concept of philosophical zombies to challenge physicalism in The Conscious Mind
  • 1997: Block argues for a higher-order theory of consciousness in his On a Confusion About a Function of Consciousness
  • 2002: Papineau defends physicalism against dualist arguments in his Thinking about Consciousness
  • 2007: Churchland argues for a neuroscientific approach to understanding consciousness in Neurophilosophy at Work
  • 2013: Flanagan proposes a naturalized account of consciousness in The Problem of the Soul
  • 2012: Gennaro defends a version of physicalism known as neo-Cartesianism in The Consciousness Paradox

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