physical properties ↔ physics

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The relationship exists because physical properties are defined by the science of physics, as evidenced by the conceptual frameworks discussed in [1], [2], and [3] regarding Hempel's dilemma.

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Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 3 facts

claimDefining physical properties as those described by a future, completed physics leads to the objection that we do not know what that future physics will look like, potentially allowing anything to count as physical.

claimOne proposed resolution to Hempel's dilemma is to define physical properties as those described by a completed physics that is continuous with current physics.

referenceDefining physical properties as those described by the science of physics is an alternative to defining physical as material, because modern physics recognizes that many things, such as certain particles, lack properties traditionally associated with matter like mass, solidity, or extension.