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David Papineau on Physicalism

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The Dualists on the Back Foot

The dominant position in the history of philosophy has actually been a kind of mind-body dualism. From 1700 through to 1900, 99% of scientists were dualists. But late 19th century suspicions of vital and mental forces have now pushed in the other direction.

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