He has also applied his view of properties to the problem of mental causation.

He is best known for his work on mental causation and the mind-body problem.

Under these circumstances, mental causation can occur because mental events are a subset of physical events.

It is generally not obvious whether an emergent theory of mind embraces mental causation or must be considered epiphenomenal.

The problem of mental causation is a conceptual issue in the philosophy of mind.

There are several options for answers to the kinds of questions raised by the basic problem of mental causation.

Related to dualism above, a more general and somewhat differently posed approach to mental causation is provided by Popper's three worlds.

Everyday magical powers: The role of apparent mental causation in the overestimation of personal influence.

Apparent mental causation: Sources of the experience of will.

This then poses a problem for mental causation if one believes in the supervenience thesis of physicalism.