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In the [[philosophy of mind]], '''emergent [[materialism]]''' is a theory which asserts that the mind is irreducibly existent in some sense. However, the mind does not exist in the sense of being an ontological simple. Further, the study of mental phenomena is independent of other sciences. The theory primarily maintains that the human mind's evolution is a product of material nature and that it cannot exist without material basis. | In the [[philosophy of mind]], '''emergent [[materialism]]''' is a [[theory]] which asserts that the mind is irreducibly existent in some sense. However, the mind does not exist in the sense of being an ontological simple. Further, the study of mental phenomena is independent of other sciences. The [[theory]] primarily maintains that the human mind's evolution is a product of material nature and that it cannot exist without material basis. | ||
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Revision as of 21:07, 9 February 2023
In the philosophy of mind, emergent materialism is a theory which asserts that the mind is irreducibly existent in some sense. However, the mind does not exist in the sense of being an ontological simple. Further, the study of mental phenomena is independent of other sciences. The theory primarily maintains that the human mind's evolution is a product of material nature and that it cannot exist without material basis.