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physical structures
Also known as: physical structures, physical structure
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Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness cambridge.org Dec 20, 2023 9 facts
claimIf physical structure requires intrinsic realizers to exist, then phenomenal or protophenomenal realizers would possess an essential explanatory role rather than being epiphenomenal or overdetermining.
claimDual-aspect monists propose that consciousness might realize physical structure, or that the relations described by physics are relations between phenomenal experiences.
claimThe ordinary view explains potentials or dispositions by grounding them in underlying physical structures or qualities, such as explaining a magnet's disposition to attract metal through its configuration of electrons.
claimDual-aspect monism addresses the problem of physical causal closure by claiming that consciousness, as the realizer of physical structure, possesses an explanatory role compatible with physical causal closure, as argued by Stoljar (2001) and Chalmers (2003, 2013) and Alter and Nagasawa (2012).
claimEmergent macroconsciousness faces the problem of being either epiphenomenal or an overdeterminer because there is no unique physical structure for it to realize.
perspectiveGalen Strawson endorses the dual-aspect monism version of panpsychism, which posits that fundamental physical entities are conscious or protoconscious because that is the intrinsic nature of their physical structure.
claimThe argument for consciousness as the intrinsic realizer of physical structure relies on the claim that consciousness is the only known intrinsic property, as other purported options like shape or physical colors are reducible to relational or dispositional properties.
claimDual-aspect monists argue that positing unknown intrinsic properties is unnecessary when known properties like consciousness or protoconsciousness are available to perform the role of the intrinsic realizer of physical structure.
claimIn dual-aspect monism, the experiences of simple entities like particles are assumed to be extremely simple, comparable to the simplicity of their physical structure.
Critique of Panpsychism: Philosophical Coherence and Scientific ... thequran.love May 7, 2025 1 fact
claimMaterialism assumes that physical structure is all that exists, dualism assumes the existence of two substances, and panpsychism assumes an underlying continuity of mind in matter.
Consciousness in Artificial Intelligence? A Framework for Classifying ... arxiv.org Nov 20, 2025 1 fact
referenceThe framework proposed in 'Consciousness in Artificial Intelligence? A Framework for Classifying...' utilizes Marr's levels of granularity to categorize objections to digital consciousness: Level 1 focuses on input/output mappings, Level 2 focuses on algorithmic organization, and Level 3 focuses on underlying physical structure and implementation.