eliminative materialism
the claim that people's common-sense understanding of the mind (or folk psychology) is false and that certain classes of mental states that most people believe in do not exist
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eliminative materialism
Summary
eliminative materialism is a philosophical theory[1]. It draws 172 Wikipedia views per month (philosophical_theory category, ranking #21 of 94).[2]
Key Facts
- eliminative materialism's instance of is recorded as philosophical theory[3].
- eliminative materialism's instance of is recorded as materialism[4].
- eliminative materialism's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 180461135[5].
- eliminative materialism's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01z89_[6].
- eliminative materialism's facet of is recorded as philosophy of mind[7].
- eliminative materialism's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/eliminative-materialism[8].
- eliminative materialism's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/eliminativism[9].
- eliminative materialism's Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy ID is recorded as materialism-eliminative[10].
- eliminative materialism's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as eliminative-materialism[11].
- eliminative materialism's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 39045501[12].
- eliminative materialism's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C39045501[13].
Why It Matters
eliminative materialism draws 172 Wikipedia views per month (philosophical_theory category, ranking #21 of 94).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]