A metaphysical position that claims that there is only one kind of reality

a metaphysical position that claims that there are two kinds of realities

a type of monism that claims that reality is totally physical in nature

a type of monism that claims that reality is entirely mental or spiritual in nature

the principle that we should eliminate (shave off) all unnecessary entities and explanatory principles in our theories

The area of metaphysics that asks what is most fundamentally real.

the claim that the mind and the body (which includes the brain) are separate entities

the theory that human beings can be explained completely and adequately in terms of their physical or material components.

a type of dualism that claims that the mind and body, though different, causally interact with one another

a type of physicalism that denies the existence of separate, nonphysical mind but retains language that refers to the mind; also called reductionism

a type of physicalism that denies the existence of a separate, nonphysical mind and discards all language that refers to mental events

a philosophy that claims that the mind is characterized by particular patterns of input-processing-output