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Physicalism is identified as the foundational ontological framework for modern science [1], while its explanatory limitations regarding consciousness are central to debates about the future direction of scientific inquiry [2]. Furthermore, physicalism is contrasted with subjective idealism in how each interprets the explanatory successes of science [3].
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Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness cambridge.org 2 facts
claimSubjective idealism interprets the previous explanatory successes of science as revealing regularities between perceptions of higher-level complex phenomena and perceptions of lower-level mechanisms, rather than revealing that higher-level phenomena are physically constituted.
claimPhysicalism is considered the default view within philosophy and science.
The Hard Problem of Consciousness | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com 1 fact
perspectiveDavid Chalmers argues that because physicalism cannot explain why neurophysical processes are correlated with qualitative experience, solving the 'hard problem of consciousness' requires radical changes in the ontological framework upon which modern science is based.