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The Mind-Brain Type Identity Theory and Multiple Realizability

2024-1 Seminar Metaphysics 1. IntroductionIn his pioneering paper, “Sensations and Brain Processes,” J. J. C. Smart developed and relied on the so-called Mind-Brain Type Identity Theory, which was once considered the most dominant and promising candidate for shedding light on the nature of our minds. In the present paper, I aim to figure out the reasons why Smart’s type identity theory appealed ..