THE “MULTIREALIZATION” OF MULTIPLE REALIZABILITY

Abstract

Multiple Realizability (MR) is still regarded as one of the principal arguments against any type reductionist account of higher-order properties and their special laws. In my talk I will argue that there is no unique MR but rather a multitude of categories of MR cases. In a slogan: MR is itself multi-realized. We can, therefore, not expect one unique reductionist strategy against MR as a antireductionist argument. The main task is rather to develop a suitable taxonomy of the variety of MR cases and to sketch possible reductionist answers for each category of cases. The talk will provide first steps into this direction.