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Interactionism is a theory that posits a causal role for consciousness in the physical world, as described in [1], and explores how this non-physical consciousness might influence physical processes like quantum wave function collapse [2] or emergent brain properties [3].
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The Hard Problem of Consciousness | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com 6 facts
perspectiveVon Stillfried expresses discomfort with substance-like concepts of consciousness, such as those found in interactionism and substance dualism, because they imply that physical systems might behave differently depending on whether they interact with 'mind-stuff'.
claimEpiphenomenalism attempts to avoid the problems of interactionism by denying consciousness any causal role, but it fails to explain how consciousness emerges from physical processes without reducing the former to the latter.
claimRecourse to indeterministic quantum processes with no net energy exchange is a proposed method to outline the possibility of a causal role for consciousness within interactionism.
perspectiveSome authors argue that interactionism is improbable, suggesting that there is no interaction or no phenomenal influence on the physical world.
claimInteractionism refers to approaches that attribute a causal role to consciousness, implying that mind and body influence each other, whereas epiphenomenalism refers to approaches that deny any influence of the mind on the body.
claimInteractionism faces the problem of identifying a non-causal mechanism that could explain how consciousness influences physical processes, given the lack of a clear causal connection.
Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness cambridge.org 5 facts
claimInteractionism that posits consciousness affects the physical world by influencing the outcome of quantum collapse strongly suggests libertarianism, because quantum collapse is an indeterministic process.
claimThe viability of interactionism as a theory of consciousness depends on empirical developments in quantum physics and the physics of strong emergence.
claimInteractionists may propose that consciousness causes strongly emergent physical properties or behaviors when they occur within the brain.
claimInteractionists suggest that non-physical consciousness may play a causal role in quantum mechanics by influencing the outcome of wave function collapse, either by narrowing down the possibilities or by causing the collapse itself.
claimInteractionism does not inherently imply libertarianism because the psychophysical laws governing the interaction between consciousness and the physical world could theoretically be deterministic.
Resolving the evolutionary paradox of consciousness link.springer.com 1 fact
claimInteractionism is compatible with the view that conscious states are adaptations because it allows for the possibility that consciousness provides fitness advantages by influencing behavior in ways that might be more efficient than nonconscious computational processes.
Theories and Methods of Consciousness biomedres.us 1 fact
claimInteractionism or dualism, in the Cartesian sense, is considered a post-materialist understanding of consciousness constitution rather than a widely utilized approach in the scientific understanding of how consciousness emerges.