Showing posts with label mental causation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label mental causation. Show all posts

February 17, 2026

The Argument from Reason (Part 3)

I have said that there are four versions of the argument from reason that, taken together, push me toward theism. The first argument establishes the reality of selves, persons, conscious states, and thoughts, while the second argument establishes the reality of free will. These two conclusions point in the direction of a third claim about the reality of mental causes, but the reality of mental causes is also independently supported by another version of the argument from reason.