The author argues that Frank Jackson's analogy of evolutionary by-products fails for mental states because the laws of physics governing brain states do not explain why those brain states produce conscious experiences.

Authors

• Person: Howard Robinson Organization: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  Dualism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Winter 2016 Edition)

Sources

• Dualism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Winter 2016 Edition) plato.stanford.edu Howard Robinson · Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy via serper

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• conscious experience concept
• brain states concept
• physical laws concept
• Frank Jackson entity