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Consciousness and the principle of physical causal closure are related through philosophical debates regarding their compatibility, where dual-aspect monism posits that consciousness acts as a realizer of physical structure [1]. Furthermore, the principle is used to challenge the causal efficacy of consciousness [2], while specific hypotheses explore whether consciousness could possess a causal role that potentially weakens the evidence for physical causal closure [3].
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Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness cambridge.org 3 facts
claimDual-aspect monism addresses the problem of physical causal closure by claiming that consciousness, as the realizer of physical structure, possesses an explanatory role compatible with physical causal closure, as argued by Stoljar (2001) and Chalmers (2003, 2013) and Alter and Nagasawa (2012).
referenceThe argument from physical causal closure, supported by Kim (1989), Papineau (2001), Melnyk (2003), and Montero and Papineau (2016), focuses on how consciousness affects the brain, the body, and the physical world in general.
claimEmpirical confirmation of the Chalmers and McQueen hypothesis would not confirm dualism, but it would demonstrate the possibility of a causal role for non-physical consciousness that is compatible with physics, thereby weakening the evidence for physical causal closure.