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Remarks on the Mind-Body Question

Wigner, E. P.·1995·Philosophical Reflections and Syntheses

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Authors: Wigner, E. P.
Corresponding author: Wigner, E. P.
Venue: Philosophical Reflections and Syntheses
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 1995
Pages: 247-260
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-78374-6_20
OpenAlex: W1485523613
Cited by: 486
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FWCI: 55.19
Type: book chapter
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Springer eBooks (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Philosophy › Philosophy and Theoretical Science
Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Philosophy of Biology and Scientific Explanation
Social Sciences › Psychology › General Psychology › Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology
Keywords: mind-body problem, consciousness, philosophy of mind, scientific inquiry, physicalism, nature of mind

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