SPINOZA’S NOMOLOUS MONISM: A Comparison of Spinoza and Donald Davidson’s Philosophy of Mind
| dc.contributor.advisor | Moore, Dwayne | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | O`Hagan, Emer | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Howe, Leslie | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Noppen, Pierre-Francois | |
| dc.contributor.committeeMember | Teucher, Ulrich | |
| dc.creator | Fedorko, Viktor 1990- | |
| dc.creator.orcid | 0000-0001-5917-1742 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-01-11T22:07:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-01-11T22:07:57Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2019-01 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2019-01-11 | |
| dc.date.submitted | January 2019 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2019-01-11T22:07:58Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | In this thesis I defend the model of philosophy of mind, which is inspired by my reading of Spinoza`s Ethics. The model bears certain similarities with Donald Davidson's anomalous monism (AM), but is distinct insofar as it can solve problems plaguing Davidson's AM. I achieve this in three chapters. In the first chapter I offer my model for philosophy of mind inspired by my understanding of Spinoza. I claim that the only possible way for creating a coherent model for philosophy of mind out of Spinoza`s theoretical framework is to speculate that, among anything else, Spinoza`s system is an epistemological theory of true causal explanations of the world, which I named nomolous monism (NM). Then I defend Nomolous Monism against alternative interpretations. In the second chapter I bring Davidson to the discussion by identifying his reading of Spinoza`s philosophy of mind with Nomolous Monism. Then I analyze Davidson’s Anomalous Monism and I reply to its possible objections. Finally, in the third chapter I compare Nomolous Monism with Anomalous Monism. I argue that Nomolous Monism has the potential to overcome certain objections plaguing anomalous monism, while also discussing certain advantages that Davidson’s Anomalous Monism possesses. | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10388/11715 | |
| dc.subject | Spinoza | |
| dc.subject | Davidson | |
| dc.subject | Monism | |
| dc.subject | Anomalous Monism | |
| dc.subject | Mind | |
| dc.subject | Epistemology | |
| dc.title | SPINOZA’S NOMOLOUS MONISM: A Comparison of Spinoza and Donald Davidson’s Philosophy of Mind | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| dc.type.material | text | |
| thesis.degree.department | Philosophy | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Philosophy | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | University of Saskatchewan | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Arts (M.A.) |