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Consciousness is categorized as a specific type of mental property, as evidenced by its inclusion alongside intentionality in the definition of mental properties [1]. Furthermore, the relationship is explored through the lens of emergentism [2] and identity theory [3], both of which examine how these mental properties relate to physical states.
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Quantum Approaches to Consciousness plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
referenceDavid Chalmers' 1996 work on 'consciousness and information' classifies mental and physical properties as reducible to a psychophysically neutral domain.
Consciousness (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 ... plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimIdentity theory, specifically psycho-physical type-type identity theory, identifies conscious mental properties, states, and processes with physical ones, typically of a neural or neurophysiological nature.
Panpsychism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2015 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimEmergentists bear the burden of either providing a clear explanation for the emergence of consciousness from physical features or convincing others to accept that mental properties are conditioned by complex physical states in an inexplicable way.
Dualism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Winter 2016 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimMental properties, which include consciousness (such as perceptual and emotional experience) and intentionality (such as beliefs and desires), are private to the subject and involve a form of privileged access that no one else has to the physical.