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Property Dualism does not imply the unintuitive theory of Epiphenomenalism

So, another term paper.. This was for the 'Philosophy of Mind' (PHIL 132) with Prof J. Searle. I Don't remember many details, but do remember arguing with him for over an hour against the requirement that I submit this paper to turnitin.com . He finally got tired and said to just email him the paper. Probably many things wrong, but this is part of me, I guess (6/13/22) Property Dualism is one of the most prominent theories on philosophy of mind, which tries to reconcile some of the problems that substance dualism faces without the reductionist approach materialists have taken. While it is successful in preserving qualia of the mind, it has come under strong criticism especially in terms of the problem of interaction. One answer for this dilemma is epiphenomenalism which denies any causal relation from mind to the physical world. Epiphenomenalism itself is seen troublesome as it is counterintuitive to say that one’s thoughts have no causal relation to what they do as a cons

Warmongering..!

Drums are beating, Flags are waving... Tough talks from the capitol hill, And media starting their warning drill.. Beware... The gears of a giant machine Has already started moving...!