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Pradhan, Shekhar Shantaram 2014-12-16T18:48:03Z 2014-12-16T18:48:03Z 10000-01-01 1983 1983 This dissertation argues that contemporary materialism constitutes a viable position between dualism on the one hand and so-called analytical behaviorism on the other hand only if it can hold both that sentences containing mental terms are standardly used to talk about 'inner' processes, states, etc., and that these 'inner' processes, etc., are material in nature. It maintains that contemporary materialism cannot consistently hold both these claims. The basic argument is that if sentences containing mental terms are construed as being used to talk about 'inner' processes, etc., then first person phenomenological attributions have to be construed as reports. But, it is argued, that such attributions cannot be construed as reports without being committed to the existence of phenomenological states. Finally, it is argued that commitment to the existence of phenomenological states is incompatible with commitment to materialism. Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-16T18:48:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 8324624.pdf: 6731927 bytes, checksum: d59e8c5feafc493db719d9dc45c17db1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1983 Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 71721 Lift date: Forever Reason: Restricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETDs Restricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETDs U of I Only 188 p. Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1983. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/71555 (UMI)AAI8324624 Religion, Philosophy of Materialism and Mental Attribution text Philosophy Philosophy University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Dissertation Ph.D.