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Eliminative materialism and Nihilism

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Difference between Eliminative materialism and Nihilism

Eliminative materialism vs. Nihilism

Eliminative materialism (also called eliminativism) is the claim that people's common-sense understanding of the mind (or folk psychology) is false and that certain classes of mental states that most people believe in do not exist. Nihilism is the philosophical viewpoint that suggests the denial or lack of belief towards the reputedly meaningful aspects of life.

Similarities between Eliminative materialism and Nihilism

Eliminative materialism and Nihilism have 3 things in common (in Unionpedia): Ontology, Paul Churchland, Richard Rorty.

Ontology

Ontology (introduced in 1606) is the philosophical study of the nature of being, becoming, existence, or reality, as well as the basic categories of being and their relations.

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Paul Churchland

Paul Montgomery Churchland (born October 21, 1942) is a Canadian philosopher known for his studies in neurophilosophy and the philosophy of mind.

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Richard Rorty

Richard McKay Rorty (October 4, 1931 – June 8, 2007) was an American philosopher.

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Eliminative materialism and Nihilism Comparison

Eliminative materialism has 99 relations, while Nihilism has 171. As they have in common 3, the Jaccard index is 1.11% = 3 / (99 + 171).

References

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