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August 7, 2026Asian Journal of PhilosophyOpen Access

Russellian monism and neutral monism: scrutinizing inscrutables

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DWDonovan Wishon

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Critical examination of Liu’s critique of Russellian monism, addressing quiddities and epistemic accessibility.

Key Points

  • This paper aims to assess the validity of Liu's critique of Russellian monism, particularly concerning epistemic inaccessibility.
  • Critically analyze Liu's arguments against Russellian monism.
  • Draw on existing work by Torin Alter and Derk Pereboom.
  • Situate Russellian monism within the neutral monist tradition.
  • Liu's critique does not fully capture the potential accessibility of quiddities in Russellian monism.
  • Connections between Russellian monism and historical neutral monism indicate an accessible framework for understanding consciousness.
  • Russell's own neutral monism was framed more as a theoretical orientation than an empirical program.

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Donovan Wishon (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a758c01847ab6d26c01fc1bhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s44204-026-00437-5
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