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    Supports→Davidson's anomalous monism cannot move from 'mental events must instantiate non-mental strict law properties' to 'those properties must be physical' without assuming causal closure of the physical

    Any valid derivation of physicalism about the instantiated strict properties therefore smuggles in an empirical premise that Davidson never acknowledges or defends within his framework.

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    Davidson
    # Davidson Davidson most commonly refers to **Donald Davidson** (1917-2003), an influential American philosopher known for his work on the philosophy of mind and language. He developed important theories about how our thoughts connect to the physical world and how we understand meaning in language and communication. His ideas have shaped modern philosophy by challenging the view that the mind is completely separate from physical reality.
    Empirical premise(as used in logic and argumentation)
    A starting assumption in an argument that is based on things we can actually observe or measure in the real world, rather than pure logic or theory.
    Strict properties(what kind of properties are being discussed)
    Characteristics or qualities of something that are considered fundamental or unchanging, rather than accidental or dependent on context.
    Valid (in logic)(Whether the logical steps actually work)
    When the reasoning in an argument follows the rules of logic correctly, so if the starting points are true, the conclusion must be true.

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    A logical proof of a proposition produced from a set of premises and rules of inference
    framework(Carnap's philosophy of language and logic)
    A structured system of rules or language that must be in place for rational discourse to be possible.
    instantiated(as used in metaphysics and logic)
    Made real or brought into existence as an actual example; like when a concept becomes a real thing you can observe.
    knowledge(Distinguished from mere true belief, which may be the product of indoctrination and need not exercise deliberative capacities.)
    Justified true belief — true belief that has been arrived at through the exercise of deliberative capacities, including comparison of and deliberation among alternatives.
    physicalism(The target position that the knowledge argument is designed to refute)
    The thesis that physical theory can in principle account for everything there is to know about the world

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