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The concepts are linked through academic discourse exploring the intersection of mental states and physical laws, as seen in research papers [1] and [2]. Furthermore, philosophical debates regarding the interaction problem [3] and the nature of necessitation in physical processes [4] highlight the fundamental tension between consciousness and causality.
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Consciousness (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 ... plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
referenceM. Silberstein published 'Converging on emergence: consciousness, causation and explanation' in the Journal of Consciousness Studies in 2001.
Do all non-physicalist theories of consciousness face the interaction ... philosophy.stackexchange.com 1 fact
claimModern scientific understanding of causation, which includes non-contact, probabilistic, and distance-based interactions, does not resolve the interaction problem for dualism but rather complicates it by requiring an explanation of how non-physical consciousness interacts with the body.
Quantum Models of Consciousness from a Quantum Information ... arxiv.org 1 fact
referenceM. Samarawickrama authored the paper 'Mathematical modeling of consciousness for unifying causation, relativity and quantum mechanics,' published in Journal of Physics: Conference Series, volume 2701, in 2024.
Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness cambridge.org 1 fact
perspectiveThomas Nagel claims that it is unintelligible how any physical process can necessitate consciousness, asserting that causation must involve necessitation rather than effects merely following causes.