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    It is not the case that An explanation that appeals only to identity cannot account for this asymmetry, revealing that identity-based explanations are structurally inadequate for supervenience.

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    • 1.Identity can encode asymmetry via de re modal properties: mental states might be necessarily identical to brain states in one direction only.
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    • 2.The asymmetry in supervenience may reflect epistemic or conceptual limitations rather than a failure of identity-based metaphysics.
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    • 3.Identity-based explanations can appeal to asymmetric physical realizability relations without abandoning identity as fundamental.
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    • 1.Supervenience involves asymmetric dependence: higher-level properties depend on lower-level facts, but not vice versa.
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    • 2.Identity statements are symmetric: if A is identical to B, then B is identical to A, providing no directional explanation.
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    • 3.Explaining asymmetry requires invoking grounding or constitution relations that go beyond mere identity claims.
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