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    It is not the case that A principle whose application conditions presuppose physical token-identity cannot be treated as neutral between dualist and monist interpretations of mind-body causation.

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    • 1.All causal principles presuppose some metaphysical framework; neutrality regarding competing frameworks is logically impossible.
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    • 2.Even dualists can accept physical token-identity for physical effects while denying it for mental causes—the principle remains applicable.
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    • 3.A principle's presuppositions reveal its commitments without necessarily disqualifying it from explaining causal relations across frameworks.
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    • 1.Physical token-identity conditions embed assumptions about spatiotemporal location and material continuity specific to physicalism.
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    • 2.Dualists deny that mental events are identical to physical tokens, so principles presupposing such identity beg the question against dualism.
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    • 3.A truly neutral framework would apply equally whether mind-body causation involves physical tokens or non-physical substances.
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