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Physics is defined as the discipline that describes the structure and mathematical properties of the physical world, as evidenced by its role in phenomenalism [1], dual-aspect monism [2], panpsychism [3], and Bertrand Russell's philosophical analysis [4].

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Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness cambridge.org Cambridge University Press 3 facts

claimMichael Pelczar (2023) defended phenomenalism by arguing that potentials for experience can also possess potentials to affect other potentials, allowing them to mirror the structure of the physical world as described by physics.

claimPure panpsychism is a form of objective or realist idealism because it posits that the physical world consists of relations between mental relata that share the same structure as described by physics, unlike subjective or antirealist idealism.

claimDual-aspect monism avoids the problems of subjective idealism by treating the physical world as observer-independent and possessing the structure described by physics, thereby functioning as a form of realism about the physical world.

Panpsychism - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 1 fact

quoteBertrand Russell stated in 'An Outline of Philosophy' (1927): 'Physics is mathematical, not because we know so much about the physical world, but because we know so little: it is only its mathematical properties that we can discover. For the rest our knowledge is negative.'