I'm interested in all aspects of the philosophy of mind and in many aspects of general philosophy of science and of metaphysics. In most of my work, I've tried to formulate a comprehensive thesis of physicalism (or materialism) in terms of a carefully-defined relation of realization, to explore the implications of physicalism for various reductionist theses, to defend its consistency with causal claims made in the special sciences and everyday life, and to display empirical evidence that it is true. I've also written about naturalism, philosophical methodology, and (a little bit) the philosophy of language.

Currently, I'm finishing a book m…

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