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"Property dualist"

German translation: Eigenschaftsdualismus

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English term or phrase:property dualism
German translation:Eigenschaftsdualismus
Entered by: Antje von Glan

09:03 Jun 22, 2006
English to German translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Philosophy / John Searle,Philosophie, Bewusstsein
English term or phrase: "Property dualist"
Ein im Zusammenhang mit Searle und von ihm selbst häufig verwendeter Begriff, für den es sicher eine Standardübersetzung gibt. Wer kennt sie?
"I said that the property dualist thinks of consciousness as like steam rising from a pot of boiling water."

Vielen Dank!
Antje von Glan
Netherlands
Local time: 02:27
Eigenschaftsdualismus
Explanation:
property dualist = Eigenschaftsdualist

I'll find a reference if I can, but Google should deliver plenty.

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Note added at 42 mins (2006-06-22 09:46:12 GMT)
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Good old Wikipedia does a reasonable job of summarising this. Following one or tweo of the links Chalmers and Searle should be enough to demonstrate that it's the same animal.

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophie_des_Geistes#Weitere...
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Ian M-H (X)
United States
Local time: 20:27
Grading comment
That`s it. I googled and I am absolutely convinced. thanks Ian (and Julia!). (Interesting filed, actually, although this particular text is killing me. ;-)
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property dualism
Eigenschaftsdualismus


Explanation:
property dualist = Eigenschaftsdualist

I'll find a reference if I can, but Google should deliver plenty.

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Note added at 42 mins (2006-06-22 09:46:12 GMT)
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Good old Wikipedia does a reasonable job of summarising this. Following one or tweo of the links Chalmers and Searle should be enough to demonstrate that it's the same animal.

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophie_des_Geistes#Weitere...

Ian M-H (X)
United States
Local time: 20:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
That`s it. I googled and I am absolutely convinced. thanks Ian (and Julia!). (Interesting filed, actually, although this particular text is killing me. ;-)

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