Jaegwon Kim Philosopher

Jaegwon Kim (born September 12, 1934) is a Korean American philosopher who works at Brown University. He is best known for his work on mental causation and the mind-body problem. Key themes in his work include: a rejection of Cartesian metaphysics, the limitations of strict psychophysical identity, supervenience, and the individuation of events. Kim's work on these and other contemporary metaphysical and epistemological issues is well represented by the papers collected in Supervenience and Mind: Selected Philosophical Essays (1993).

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Birth date	September 12, 1934
Birth place	Korea , South Korea , Daegu , Korea under Japanese rule
Era	Contemporary philosophy
Main interest	Metaphysics Philosophy of mind Action theory (philosophy) Philosophy of science