A fully deflationary physicalism entails that 'organism' is a folk-biological predicate tracking causal patterns, not a fundamental ontological category picking out genuine entities.

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Causal patterns(as used in philosophy of mind): Relationships where one thing directly causes or produces effects in another thing; the way events influence each other in a chain of cause and effect.
Deflationary physicalism(as the main theory being discussed): The philosophical view that everything in the universe is ultimately made of physical stuff, and that we shouldn't think some things (like consciousness or life) are special or mysterious—they're just physical processes we can explain scientifically.
Folk-biological predicate(as describing what 'organism' is): A word or label that everyday people use to categorize living things based on how they behave or appear, without needing scientific precision—like calling something 'alive' or an 'animal.'
Genuine entities(The statement asks whether impossible states of affairs should be treated as genuine entities): Real things that actually exist or have real existence in some meaningful way, rather than being mere ideas or abstractions.

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