Identitätsthese
Identitätsthese refers to a philosophical concept concerning the nature of identity, particularly in the context of minds and their persistence over time. In its simplest form, the identity thesis, as discussed in philosophy of mind, often proposes that a mental state is identical to a physical state. This is a core tenet of reductive physicalism, also known as type-identity theory. It suggests that for every type of mental event or state, there is a corresponding type of physical event or state. For example, the feeling of pain is identical to the firing of certain C-fibers in the brain.
This view contrasts with non-reductive physicalism, which acknowledges that mental states are dependent on physical states
Despite these challenges, the identity thesis remains a significant position in contemporary philosophy of mind, sparking