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Physicalism is a primary metaphysical framework used to address the mind-body problem by attempting to integrate mental states into the physical world [1]. Scholars like Jaegwon Kim and Kenneth Himma have explicitly analyzed the mind-body problem through the lens of physicalism {fact:1, fact:2, fact:3}, while other theories like panpsychism are often contrasted with physicalism as alternative solutions to this problem {fact:4, fact:5}.
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Panpsychism: Conscious Rocks and Socks - Free Thinking Ministries freethinkingministries.com 1 fact
referenceKenneth Himma authored a paper titled 'What Is a Problem for All Is a Problem for None: Substance Dualism, Physicalism, and the Mind-Body Problem', which discusses the interaction problem in the context of various mind-body theories.
(PDF) Quantum Mechanics and Consciousness - Academia.edu academia.edu 1 fact
claimPanpsychism asserts that all matter possesses consciousness at varying levels, offering a potential resolution to the mind-body problem that traditional physicalism struggles to explain.
Consciousness (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 ... plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimGeneral metaphysical theories of consciousness address the mind-body problem by asking about the ontological status of consciousness relative to the physical world, with responses generally paralleling standard dualism and physicalism.
Dualism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Winter 2016 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
referenceK. E. Himma authored the article 'When a problem for all is a problem for none: substance dualism, physicalism and the mind-body problem', published in the American Philosophical Quarterly in 2005.
Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2015 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
referenceJaegwon Kim addressed the mind-body problem in the context of physicalism in his 1999 book 'Mind in a Physical World'.
Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimPhysicalism encompasses a collection of theories that attempt to solve the mind-body problem by integrating the mind into the physical world.
The Hard Problem of Consciousness | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com 1 fact
claimThomas Nagel argued that the existence of conscious experience does not disprove physicalism but indicates that the theory requires further investigation.