consciousness ↔ physical state

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The relationship is defined by the philosophical debate over whether consciousness influences or is identical to a physical state, as explored in Eugene Wigner's proposal [1] and the zombie argument's analysis of their metaphysical necessity [2].

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Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 1 fact

claimThe zombie argument posits that if consciousness is constituted by a physical state, it should be metaphysically impossible for that physical state to exist without consciousness; however, because it is conceivable for the physical state to exist without consciousness, the argument concludes that physicalism is false.

Quantum Approaches to Consciousness plato.stanford.edu Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy 1 fact

claimEugene Wigner proposed in 1967 that consciousness impacts the physical state of a measured system, extending the idea beyond a mere impact on observer knowledge.