Single Idea 11055

[catalogued under 7. Existence / C. Structure of Existence / 5. Supervenience / b. Types of supervenience]

Full Idea

'Strong supervenience' involves necessary covariation of the properties, and upward dependence of higher level on lower level. ...If we add a nomological connection between the two, then we have 'superdupervenience'.

Gist of Idea

Supervenience can add covariation, upward dependence, and nomological connection

Source

Robert Hanna (Rationality and Logic [2006], 1.2)

Book Reference

Hanna,Robert: 'Rationality and Logic' [MIT 2006], p.11


A Reaction

[compressed] Very helpful. A superdupervenient relationship between mind and brain would be rather baffling if they were not essentially the same thing. (which is what I take them to be).