| 单词 | eliminative materialism |
| 释义 | > as lemmaseliminative materialism 3. Philosophy. Designating an approach to a particular field of enquiry which states that certain terms and concepts used within that field fail to describe or refer to real phenomena, and hence should be eliminated; spec. (esp. in eliminative materialism) designating an extreme form of materialism which denies the existence of some or all types of mental state. Also: of, relating to, or advocating such an approach. Cf. eliminativism n. ΚΠ 1957 Rev. Metaphysics 10 619 Eliminative Fictionalism... We may..require our modified empiricism to show how transcendental terms may be eliminated from scientific discourse. 1968 Philos. Sci. 35 45 One form [of materialism], which I shall call Eliminative Materialism, denies that there are any nonmaterial entities, events, or states. But we are obviously aware of certain phenomena..and eliminative materialism seems quickly refuted. 1974 Jrnl. Philos. 71 687 The slogan common to all eliminative materialist views is, ‘There are no sensations.’ 1992 Philos. Perspectives 6 364 The issue here between eliminative and reductive utilitarianism is familiar from our experience of other disputes regarding the respective merits of an eliminative and a reductive approach. 2011 S. M. Duncan How Free Will Works ii. 41 One view, eliminative materialism, simply denies that there is any such thing as mind at all. < as lemmas |
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