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Philosophy

The Concept of Supervenience in Philosophy of Mind

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The term 'supervenience' comes from the Latin 'supervenire', meaning 'to come upon' or 'to be added', and was popularized in the 1970s by philosopher Jaegwon Kim.

Why this is interesting

Imagine two universes that are exactly the same down to the last atom. Could one have minds and the other not? Supervenience says no.