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  <title>Ep. 78 - Identity Arguments for Materialism: David Papineau (Consciousness pt. 5)</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>In a *much* more enjoyable article, David Papineau argues for materialism with respect to consciousness by arguing that the mental and physical are identical, and identities don't need explaining. (Please excuse the instances of weird underwater-sounding audio...I have no clue what happened there.) </itunes:subtitle>
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Here's any links you'll need to dive deeper:
https://www.davidpapineau.co.uk/uploads/1/8/5/5/18551740/mindthegap.pdf
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<p>Here&#39;s any links you&#39;ll need to dive deeper:<br>
<a href="https://www.davidpapineau.co.uk/uploads/1/8/5/5/18551740/mind_the_gap.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.davidpapineau.co.uk/uploads/1/8/5/5/18551740/mind_the_gap.pdf</a></p>

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    <![CDATA[<p>In a <em>much</em> more enjoyable article, David Papineau argues for materialism with respect to consciousness by arguing that the mental and physical are identical, and identities don&#39;t need explaining. (Please excuse the instances of weird underwater-sounding audio...I have no clue what happened there.) </p>

<p>Here&#39;s any links you&#39;ll need to dive deeper:<br>
<a href="https://www.davidpapineau.co.uk/uploads/1/8/5/5/18551740/mind_the_gap.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.davidpapineau.co.uk/uploads/1/8/5/5/18551740/mind_the_gap.pdf</a></p>

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