Metaphysical Dualism in Dialectic Definition of Property

Epiphenomenalism, the Problem with Property Dualism

We show that theories of qualia based upon “property dualism” (sometimes called “natural dualism” and “dual aspect theories”) lead to a form of epiphenomenalism, the situation where our behavior does not causally flow from our subjective experiences. That would mean that our claims, beliefs, and memories about our subjective experiences do not directly arise from our real subjective experiences...

Metaphysical Minimalism

Properties and facts play a central role within metaphysics, yet there is no widely accepted account of what constitutes a property or a fact. Traditional conceptions of these metaphysical notions raise serious philosophical puzzles, making the existence of each seem dubious. Drawing on the minimalist theory of truth, I argue in favor of a minimalist conception of properties and facts. A minima...

Dialectic in Western Marxism

The fundamental principles of modern dialectical philosophy derive from Hegel. He sums them up as follows. `Everything is inherently contradictory ... Contradiction is the root of all movement and vitality, it is only in so far as something has a contradiction within it that it moves, has an urge and activity' (Hegel 1969, 439). In Hegel's philosophy these ideas form part of an all-embracing id...

Dualism in Disguise

In-Between Space, Dialectic of Inside and Outside in Architecture

Defining space by dividing it to inside and outside is one of human’s ways to recognize his positionin environment. Architecture is created to response to this need for inside/outside spaces. Design of inside and outsideSpaces and relation between them always has been one of necessities for definition and limitation of human livingspaces, but little attention to relation of this two spatial rea...