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The brain is central to the debate over physicalism, as arguments against the theory often rely on the conceivability of physical brain states existing without corresponding conscious experiences, as noted in [1].
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Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
referenceA common argument against physicalism, cited by Chalmers (2009) and Goff (2017), is that one can conceive of physical facts of the body and brain obtaining in the absence of facts about consciousness, implying physical facts cannot wholly account for the facts about consciousness.