Arts and Humanities
7 years ago

Distinct realizations not enough: Multiple “ways” needed for true multiple realization!

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A
Multiple realization and multiple “ways” of realization: A progress report
Kenneth Aizawa

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The article discusses the idea of multiple realization in philosophy. Some philosophers argue that for something to be multiply realized, it needs to have multiple "ways" of being realized, not just multiple realizations. However, these philosophers fail to explain why this is necessary, and their attempts to identify multiple "ways" of realization have problems.