Does the Mind Exist? Understanding Eliminative Materialism

Physicalism [Part 6]. What if everything you think you know about your own mind is an illusion? Eliminative materialism makes this radical claim. They claim that all your beliefs, desires, thoughts, fears, sensations, and pains — don’t actually exist. A radical claim is putting it mildly. It seems absolutely absurd! But despite apparent absurdity, eliminative materialism remains a significant theory discussed in the philosophy of mind. Let's find out why.

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