A primary argument against epiphenomenalism is that phenomenal states appear to cause physical actions, to which epiphenomenalists respond that appearances can be false and that physical causal closure takes precedence.

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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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• epiphenomenalism concept
• principle of physical causal closure concept
• phenomenal states concept