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Ideas of Paul M. Churchland, by Text

[American, b.1942, Married to Patricia Churchland. Taught at the University of California.]

1981 Eliminative Materialism and Prop. Attitudes
p.64 Folk psychology may not be reducible, but that doesn't make it false [Kirk,R]
Intro p.120 Eliminative materialism says folk psychology will be replaced, not reduced
1996 Folk Psychology
II p.7 If folk psychology gives a network of causal laws, that fits neatly with functionalism
III p.8 Many mental phenomena are totally unexplained by folk psychology
III p.8 Folk psychology never makes any progress, and is marginalised by modern science