A Refutation of Materialism via Immateriality of the Intellect
September 3, 2019
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How to Demonstrate that the Intellect is Immaterial
© Dr. Erik Sorem (Fr. Dn. Ananias Sorem)
The following argument takes advantage of a series of valid deductive syllogisms, with one conversion, and two translations of conclusion into equivalent meanings. The argument proceeds in the following steps:
1. AEE, Figure 2 Syllogism
2. Conversion
3. EIO, Figure 2 Syllogism
4. OAO, Figure 3 Syllogism
5. Translation
6. OAO Figure 3 Syllogism
7. Translation (Obversion)
8. Explanation of Materialism Thesis
9. Illustration of refutation via the Modern Square of Opposition
10. Explanation of Counter-Example
List of Unconditionally Valid Syllogistic Forms
Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3 Figure 4
AAA EAE IAI AEE
EAE AEE AII IAI
AII EIO OAO EIO
EIO AOO EIO
The Syllogistic Arguments:
1. AEE, Figure 2
A All physical things are particulars
E No universals are particulars
E No universals are physical things
2. Conversion of Conclusion: No physical things are universals
3. EIO, Figure 2
E No physical things are universals
I Some concepts are universals
O Some concepts are not physical things
4. OAO, Figure 3
O Some concepts are not physical things
A All concepts are in the mind
O Some (things) “in the mind” are not physical things
5. Translated Conclusion: Some things in the mind are not physical
6. OAO, Figure 3
O Some things in the mind are not physical things
A All things in the mind are part of the mind
O Some part of the mind is not physical
7. Translated Conclusion (Obversion): Some part of the mind is immaterial (where immaterial means the negation of what is material/physical)
8. Materialism/Physicalism Thesis: E No part of the mind is immaterial
9. Modern Square of Opposition: the contradiction of E (No S are P) propositions is an I proposition (Some S are P)
10. Therefore, the I proposition (Some part of the mind is immaterial) refutes materialism/physicalism by way of counter-example.
Q.E.D.
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