Naturalism, Physicalism and Epiphenomenalism

Abstract

I argue that physicalistic naturalism entails the falsity of epiphenomenalism. I conclude by briefly discussing implications of my argument for cognitive science, non-reductive physicalism, and the possibility of formulating a naturalistic form of dualism.

Keywords:

• Mental Causation
• Naturalim
• Physicalism
• Qualia

Acknowledgments

I would like to thank Harold Langsam and two anonymous reviewers for immensely helpful comments on earlier drafts of this paper.