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The Contributions of U.T. Place, H. Feigl and J.J.C. Smart to the identity Theory of Consciousness

McLaughlin, Brian P.; Planer, Ronald

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In the 1950s, U.T. Place, Herbert Feigl and J.J.C. Smart championed the view that conscious processes are brain processes. The view was revolutionary since behaviourism was dominant at the time both n psychology and in the philosophy of mind.

CollectionsANU Research Publications
Date published: 2013
Type: Book chapter
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/1885/264742
Book Title: Philosophy of Mind: The Key Thinkers
DOI: 10.5040/9781472548184.ch-006

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