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The brain is linked to physical reality through the argument of physical causal closure, which examines how consciousness interacts with the brain and the broader physical world [1]. Furthermore, materialists posit that the brain generates consciousness as a functional illusion to facilitate the experience of physical reality [2].
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Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness cambridge.org 1 fact
referenceThe argument from physical causal closure, supported by Kim (1989), Papineau (2001), Melnyk (2003), and Montero and Papineau (2016), focuses on how consciousness affects the brain, the body, and the physical world in general.
Theories and Methods of Consciousness biomedres.us 1 fact
claimMaterialists argue that consciousness is a functional illusion of the brain that allows human beings to experience material reality, but it should not be treated as a distinct ontological substance with phenomenal properties.