Eliminative Materialism and Neurophilosophy: Paul and Patricia Churchland (1970s–1990s)

1. Scientific realism frames mind–brain questions

   Jul 12, 1979Labels: Paul Churchland, Scientific realism

   • Cambridge Core

2. Eliminativism targets beliefs and desires

   Feb 1, 1981Labels: Paul Churchland, Folk psychology

   • Journal Phil
   • PhilPapers
   • SEP

3. Matter and Consciousness popularizes a materialist program

   Feb 8, 1984Labels: Paul Churchland, Matter and

   • MIT Press
   • Cambridge Rev

4. Neurophilosophy argues philosophy should track neuroscience

   Jan 1, 1986Labels: Patricia Churchland, Neurophilosophy

   • WorldCat
   • SEP

5. Revised edition consolidates Churchland’s early positions

   Jan 1, 1988Labels: Matter and, Revised edition

   • Philosophica
   • MIT Press

6. Neurocomputational Perspective links mind to neural networks

   Jan 1, 1989Labels: Paul Churchland, Neurocomputational Perspective

   • PhilPapers
   • Open Library

7. Churchland outlines theory-change using neuroscience analogies

   Jan 1, 1990Labels: Paul Churchland, Theory change

   • UMN Conserv

8. The Computational Brain advances a mechanistic research program

   Jun 12, 1992Labels: Patricia Churchland, The Computational

   • MIT Press
   • Cambridge Rev

9. Engine of Reason argues for a brain-based picture of mind

   May 16, 1995Labels: Paul Churchland, The Engine

   • MIT Press
   • SEP

10. SEP consolidates eliminativism as a major debate

    Jan 1, 2008Labels: Stanford Encyclopedia, Eliminative materialism

    • SEP

11. Churchland clarifies neurophilosophy’s historical self-understanding

    Apr 10, 2022Labels: Patricia Churchland, Retrospective article

    • J NeuroPhil

12. Legacy: eliminativism persists, often as revisionary materialism

    Jan 1, 2024Labels: Eliminative materialism, Revisionary materialism

    • SEP
    • SEP CompMind