principle of physical causal closure ↔ David Chalmers

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David Chalmers is linked to the principle of physical causal closure because his hypothesis, as described in [1], explores the potential for non-physical consciousness to interact with the physical world, which directly challenges the validity of that principle.

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

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.