The supervenience
Example: The supervenience of mental states on physical states is widely debated.
Definition
The supervenience refers to a philosophical concept where one set of properties, such as mental states, depend on another set, like physical states, such that there can be no change in the former without a corresponding change in the latter. It highlights dependency without reduction.
Etymology
The term "supervenience" originates from the Latin word 'supervenire,' meaning 'to come upon' or 'to occur additionally.' It was adopted in philosophy to describe how one set of properties comes upon or depends on another, emphasizing a layered relationship between different kinds of properties.
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