스피노자와 데이빋슨의 심신동일론

초록

For Spinoza, substance monism guarantees identity between the mind and the body, so mental events and physical events are not two different aspects of events but are one aspect of events, differently described. For Spinoza, the mind and the body are not two different things, but rather one individual with two different aspects; it follows that there is one order of events, not two. One philosopher who has recently found identity within events is, as well known, Donald Davidson who originates token identity theory. Spinoza's monistic stance follows similar lines to Davidson's in the sense that they claim identity of the mental and physical within individuals. Davidson's theory, in my opinion, shows a connection with Spinoza's perspective and can be treated as an explanation which provides a link with Spinoza's position, although some details of their arguments are different.