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The relationship between consciousness and the causal closure of the physical is defined by the debate over whether consciousness can exert causal influence within a physically closed system, as seen in [1] and [2]. Philosophers like David Chalmers explore this by either rejecting the causal closure of the physical to allow for interactionist dualism {fact:1, fact:5} or seeking to reconcile the causal role of experience with that closure [3].
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Moving Forward on the Problem of Consciousness - David Chalmers consc.net 4 facts
claimDavid Chalmers identifies two categories of alternatives to epiphenomenalism: denying the causal closure of the physical domain to allow for interactionist dualism, or reconciling a causal role for experience with the causal closure of the physical domain.
claimDavid Chalmers suggests it may be possible to avoid epiphenomenalism while embracing the causal closure of the physical domain by adopting the correct view of the place of consciousness in the natural order.
perspectiveDavid Chalmers prefers to remain neutral regarding the causal closure of the physical world to avoid conflating the irreducibility of consciousness with Cartesian dualism.
claimA common argument for denying the causal closure of the physical world is that physical explanations of functions must be incomplete if consciousness is to play a causal role.
Hard Problem of Consciousness | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 1 fact
claimA dualist view of consciousness exists that rejects the causal closure of physics while maintaining concordance with basic physical theory by assigning phenomenal properties the role of collapsing the wave function through observation.