physical state ↔ physicalism

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Physicalism is defined by the ontological claim that consciousness is fundamentally composed of physical states, as established in [1] and [2]. Furthermore, the relationship is central to philosophical debates regarding the necessity of these physical states for conscious experience, as discussed in [3] and [4].

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

claimThe zombie argument posits that if consciousness is constituted by a physical state, it should be metaphysically impossible for that physical state to exist without consciousness; however, because it is conceivable for the physical state to exist without consciousness, the argument concludes that physicalism is false.

perspectiveEpiphenomenalists argue that non-epiphenomenalist theories, such as physicalism and interactionism, face the same improbability issues as epiphenomenalism because they must posit specific two-way psychophysical laws or identity relations to explain correlations between physical and mental states.

claimPhysicalism must posit specific psychophysical constitution relations where pain is constituted by avoidance-causing physical states and pleasure is constituted by attraction-causing physical states to explain fitting correlations between conscious states and physical behavior.

Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy 1 fact

claimPhysicalism posits that consciousness states are physical states, and therefore they are part of the causally closed physical system.