A proposed taxonomy of eliminativism

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In this paper, I propose a general taxonomy of different forms of eliminativism. In order to do so, I begin by exploring eliminativism from a broad perspective, providing a comparative picture of eliminativist projects in different domains. This exploration shows that eliminativism is a label used for a family of related types of eliminativist arguments and claims. The proposed taxonomy is an attempt to systematise those arguments and claims. Keywords:Eliminativism, eliminativist argument, eliminativist claim, theoretical adequacy. Una propuesta de taxonomía para el eliminativismoEn este artículo, propongo una taxonomía general de diferentes formas de eliminativismo. Para alcanzar este propósito, comienzo por explorar el eliminativismo desde una perspectiva amplia, proporcionando un cuadro comparativo de proyectos eliminativistas en dominios distintos. Esta exploración muestra cómo el término 'eliminativismo' es utilizado para caracterizar una familia de diversos tipos de afirmaciones y argumentos eliminativistas relacionados. La taxonomía propuesta es un intento de sistematización de dichos argumentos y afirmaciones. Palabras clave:Eliminativismo, argumentos eliminativistas, afirmaciones eliminativistas, adecuación teórica. AbstractResumen

The united shades of eliminative materialism

“…I will focus on identifying and discussing misunderstandings about eliminativism, thereby conceptually distinguishing its forms, and explaining their varying strength in terms of different arguments to support them. Many similar attempts were made recently (e.g., Collins, 2007; Daly, 2013; Hutto, n.d.; Lee, 2018; Pino, 2017). My classification is different from theirs and confined to the Churchlands' eliminativism concerning FP and propositional attitudes.…”