In This Selection Churchland Examines Functionalism and the Two Prominent

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In this selection Churchland examines functionalism and the two prominent versions of materialism in philosophy of mind. Reductivism claims that there is an identity of mental states with brain states. Functionalism rejects any one-to-one correlation between mental types and physical types and concentrates on the relationship between inputs and outputs. For example, the mental event of pain could be similar in two beings that have altogether different types of bodies and brains. Most functionalists are materialists, but someone could be a functionalist and be a nonmaterialist. Eliminative materialism is more radical than either of these other theories and seeks to eliminate "folk psychology"-talk of beliefs, feelings, and perceptions-in favor of more scientific descriptions of what is going on in the brain. Churchland concludes that the truth may be a combination of the two materialist theories, although the evidence points more in the direction of eliminativism.
-According to Churchland, functionalism is almost certainly true.

Explore the role and status of women and minorities in wartime America.

Understand the military strategies and operations that defined World War II.

Assess the changes in American foreign policy and the emergence of the United States as a world leader.

Investigate the cultural and ideological shifts in America due to the war.

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