Physicalism / Consciousness

Here's the posts about whether or not consciousness is physical or otherwise.


I Don't Get Materialism

Rules for Proving Physicalism

From Physicalism to PanPsychism - When the boundary is arbitrary, move it to include everything.

Physicalism's Ambiguity Problem - Is proving / disproving physicalism even possible?

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Physicalism's Ambiguity Problem - Is proving / disproving physicalism even possible?

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