Simone Gozzano
I studied in Rome, Genoa (PhD), Boston (Tufts) and New Jersey (Rutgers). I worked on intentionality, animal cognition and emotions. Currently I'm working on metaphysical themes such as the nature of properties and dispositions, mental causation an the type identity theory of the mind. I've written an introductory text on Consciousness (in Italian) and a book on the metaphysics of mental properties and the mind-body problem (in Italian as well). I'm co-editor, with Chris Hill, of a book on the type-identity theory of the mind. Currently, I'm Head of the Department of Humanities at L'Aquila.
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Books by Simone Gozzano
In this book I develop a materialistic account of mental properties. In Ch. 1 I set some historical and theoretical background for the mind-body problem, arguing that it is the result, rather than the origen, of assuming a certain view of causal interaction.
In Ch. 2 I specify that the causal interaction that determines problems for the mind body interaction is the conserved quantity theory. I scrutinize and eventually try to endorse such a view.
In Ch. 3 I argue that if the conserved quantity theory is assumed the best way to figure out mind-body relation is by identifying them. I argue that Kripke objection to such identification can be blocked.
In Ch. 4 I argue for a version of the type identity theory of the mind that is compatible with some form of functionalism while, at the same time, not neglecting the presence of phenomenal properties.
Papers by Simone Gozzano
In this book I develop a materialistic account of mental properties. In Ch. 1 I set some historical and theoretical background for the mind-body problem, arguing that it is the result, rather than the origen, of assuming a certain view of causal interaction.
In Ch. 2 I specify that the causal interaction that determines problems for the mind body interaction is the conserved quantity theory. I scrutinize and eventually try to endorse such a view.
In Ch. 3 I argue that if the conserved quantity theory is assumed the best way to figure out mind-body relation is by identifying them. I argue that Kripke objection to such identification can be blocked.
In Ch. 4 I argue for a version of the type identity theory of the mind that is compatible with some form of functionalism while, at the same time, not neglecting the presence of phenomenal properties.
(paper in Italian. An Abstract in English)
The major objection for including mental properties, and laws, within the domain of scientific essentialism concerns phenomenal properties, and such an objection is often raised via the intuition that zombies are conceivable. However, if these properties can be individuated in terms of roles and establish nomological relations, zombies are not possible because they would be nomologically identical to us but property different, an independence that essentialism denies. If there are not nomological relations, the essentialist denies that there are phenomenal properties, and we are zombie. But it seems there are phenomenal properties, so this option too should be discarded. The only option left is that phenomenal properties are categorical properties. However, I argue that this option is not viable and that these properties are better construed as dispositions, which gives physicalism a better chance to be defensible.