Trying To Put One Label on Two Ideas: Functionalism’s Failure as a Monist Theory
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…tries to solve the interaction problem by claiming the interaction of these two states is done through an algorithmic system of computational processes. The functionalist tries to adhere to a doctrine of a physical brain state supported by mental events. The idea of a sole physical entity is a monist idea. Functionalists fall out of this category because they accept the existence and importance of mental events and suggest a causal relationship through computational interaction.
…tries to solve the interaction problem by claiming the interaction of these two states is done through an algorithmic system of computational processes. The functionalist tries to adhere to a doctrine of a physical brain state supported by mental events. The idea of a sole physical entity is a monist idea. Functionalists fall out of this category because they accept the existence and importance of mental events and suggest a causal relationship through computational interaction.
