Outputs (6)

Emergence, Reduction and the Identity and Individuation of Powers (2018)
Journal Article
Carruth, A. D. (2020). Emergence, Reduction and the Identity and Individuation of Powers. Topoi, 39, 1021-1030. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11245-018-9621-x

One recently popular way to characterise strong emergence is to say that emergent entities possess novel causal powers. However, there is little agreement concerning the nature of powers. One controversy involves whether powers are single- or multi-t... Read More about Emergence, Reduction and the Identity and Individuation of Powers.

Ontology, Modality, Mind: Themes from the Metaphysics of E. J. Lowe (2018)
Book
Carruth, A., Gibb, S., & Heil, J. (Eds.). (2018). Ontology, Modality, Mind: Themes from the Metaphysics of E. J. Lowe. Oxford University Press

The Ontology of E. J. Lowe's Substance Dualism (2018)
Book Chapter
Carruth, A. D., & Gibb, S. C. (2018). The Ontology of E. J. Lowe's Substance Dualism. In A. D. Carruth, S. C. Gibb, & J. Heil (Eds.), Ontology, Modality, Mind: Themes from the Metaphysics of E. J. Lowe. Oxford University Press

Physical Properties (2018)
Book Chapter
Carruth, A. (2018). Physical Properties. In M. Guta (Ed.), Counsciousness and the Ontology of Properties (24-39). Routledge

Powerful Qualities, Zombies and Inconceivability (2015)
Journal Article
Carruth, A. D. (2016). Powerful Qualities, Zombies and Inconceivability. Philosophical Quarterly, 66(262), 25-46. https://doi.org/10.1093/pq/pqv055

One powerful argument for dualism is provided by Chalmers: the ‘zombie’ or conceivability argument. This paper aims to establish that if one adopts the ‘Powerful Qualities’ account of properties developed by Martin and Heil, this argument can be resi... Read More about Powerful Qualities, Zombies and Inconceivability.

Identity and distinctness in online interaction: encountering a problem for narrative accounts of self (2015)
Journal Article
Carruth, A. D., & Hill, D. W. (2015). Identity and distinctness in online interaction: encountering a problem for narrative accounts of self. Ethics and Information Technology, 17(2), 103-112. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-015-9364-y

This paper examines the prevalent assumption that when people interact online via proxies—avatars—they encounter each other. Through an exploration of the ontology of users and their avatars we argue that, contrary to the trend within current discuss... Read More about Identity and distinctness in online interaction: encountering a problem for narrative accounts of self.