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Russellian monism is positioned as a theoretical alternative to physicalism, aiming to resolve its limitations regarding consciousness as described in [1], [2], and [3]. Furthermore, the two concepts are linked through academic discourse, such as critiques of Russellian monism from a physicalist perspective [4] and debates regarding whether Russellian monism can be classified as a form of physicalism [5].
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Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 3 facts
referenceAlyssa Ney authored a physicalist critique of Russellian monism in 2015.
claimRussellian monism attempts to avoid the problems of dualism and physicalism by suggesting that conscious states are the intrinsic nature of brain states, meaning the causal action of brain states and conscious states are the same.
referenceBarbara Montero authored 'A Russellian Response the Structural Argument Against Physicalism', published in the 'Journal of Consciousness Studies' in 2010 (Volume 17, Issue 3–4, pages 70–83).
Resolving the evolutionary paradox of consciousness link.springer.com 2 facts
perspectiveRussellian panpsychism does not offer a superior explanation for adaptive-seeming correlations compared to physicalism or dualism.
perspectiveRussellian panpsychism avoids the problem of explaining the origin of consciousness, which physicalism fails to answer and dualism addresses by postulating undiscovered fundamental psychophysical laws.
Critique of Panpsychism: Philosophical Coherence and Scientific ... thequran.love 1 fact
claimRussellian panpsychism differs from traditional dualism because it does not posit a separate substance of mind, and it differs from standard physicalism because it asserts that current physical science cannot fully describe matter without including consciousness.
Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimRussellian monism is proposed as a potential solution to the problems facing both dualism and physicalism by integrating consciousness into the material world and accounting for the causal role of human consciousness.
The Hard Problem of Consciousness | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com 1 fact
claimRussellian monism can be interpreted as physicalism, aspect dualism, or idealism depending on the presumed relationship between inscrutables (the intrinsic properties of relata) and phenomenal properties.