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Even if someone knew the entire physical history of the world, and every mental event were identical with a physical, it would not follow that he could predict or explain a single mental event (so described, of course). - Donald Davidson
Attribution: Donald Davidson (b. 1917), U.S. philosopher of language. Essays on Actions and Events, p. 224 (1980). On the separateness of mental and physical language.

Categories: Language, Mind, The, Philosopher Of Language, Prediction

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