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Consciousness is connected to psychophysical laws through philosophical theories like interactionist dualism, where they enable mutual influence between consciousness and the physical world [1], and in Chalmers' arguments that psychophysical laws can account for consciousness's causal role in epiphenomenalism [2], its evolution [3], and computational sufficiency [4].
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Moving Forward on the Problem of Consciousness - David Chalmers consc.net 4 facts
claimDavid Chalmers argues that the epiphenomenalist can account for the evidence of consciousness's causal role by pointing to psychophysical laws, rather than assuming a direct causal connection.
claimDavid Chalmers notes that if Henry Stapp's proposal were accepted, experimental physics could theoretically help determine psychophysical laws and identify which systems are conscious by testing for the presence or absence of physical collapse.
perspectiveDavid Chalmers rejects Warner's argument that psychophysical laws violate physical conservation laws, stating that it is coherent to suppose the physical universe could be supplemented by psychophysical laws that introduce consciousness without altering the physical domain.
claimDavid Chalmers explains that an epiphenomenalist can account for the evolution of consciousness by arguing that evolution selects for physical processes directly, and psychophysical laws ensure that consciousness evolves alongside those processes.
Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness cambridge.org 2 facts
claimThomas Nagel and Galen Strawson argue that if consciousness emerges from the physical, it must occur through causal production or a dualist psychophysical law, but they reject this possibility by invoking the interaction problem, which posits that such causal relations are unintelligible and impossible.
claimInteractionist dualism posits that consciousness and the physical world mutually influence each other through two-way psychophysical laws, meaning physical effects of mental causes lack sufficient physical causes and are not overdetermined.