The 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.

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• Person: Not available Organization: Cambridge University Press
  Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness

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• Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness www.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press via serper

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• physicalism concept
• consciousness concept
• physical state concept