Type identity vs Token identity
Not what you're looking for?
Explain the distinction between type identity and token identity. What implications does it have for psychiatry?
Purchase this Solution
Solution Summary
This solution examines a comparison of type identity and token identity and what implications for psychiatry these comparisons have brought about in the field.
Solution Preview
Hello,
You have asked for a comparison of type identity and token identity and what implications for psychiatry these comparisons have brought about in the field.
Type vs. Token Identity
The difference between Type Identity and Token Identity, manifests itself in the ontological commitments implicit in various Mind-Brain Identity theses. Nagel was one of the first to distinguish between "general" and "particular" identities in the context of the mind-body problem; this distinction was picked up by Charles Taylor, who wrote in 1967 that "the failure of [general] correlations...would still allow us to look for particular identities, holding not between, say, a yellow after-image and a certain type of brain process in general, but between a particular occurrence of this yellow after-image and a particular occurrence of a brain process." In contemporary parlance: when asking whether mental things are the same as physical things, or distinct from them, one must be clear as to ...
Purchase this Solution
Free BrainMass Quizzes
Motion Perception
This quiz will help students test their understanding of the differences between the types of motion perception, as well as the understanding of their underlying mechanisms.
V Axis Diagnostic Tool
It's important for all therapists to know what the V Axis Diagnostic tool is and how to use it. This quiz should be taken by learners who are not familiar with the V Axis Diagnostic Tool or who need to refresh their knowledge.
Common Characteristics of Qualitative Methods
This quiz evaluates the common characteristics seen in qualitative methodology.
How can you tell if your loved one is suicidal?
This is a small quiz to help determine if a loved one is suicidal and what steps should be taken to help stop suicide.
Psychology
This quiz provides a general overview of psychology basics.