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    If anti-zombies are possible, then phenomenal consciousness can be instantiated without the specific physical substrate that actually realizes it in humans (type-B physicalism's core commitment).

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    Anti-zombies(Introduced by Frankish 2007 as a parallel construction to philosophical zombies)
    Duplicates of ourselves made conscious by the purely physical facts
    Possible (or possibility)(as used in logic and metaphysics)
    Something that could logically exist or be true, even if it doesn't happen in the real world. Philosophers often ask 'is this logically possible?' to test whether their theories hold up.
    Substrate(as the underlying physical foundation being discussed)
    The physical stuff or material that something is made of or runs on; in this case, the brain as the physical basis for mental states.
    Type-B physicalism(as an objection that Russellian monism tries to avoid)
    A belief that everything, including consciousness, can be explained by physical science alone, but that consciousness might not be completely reducible to what we currently know about physics.

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    instantiate(as used in metaphysics)
    To be a concrete example of something, or to have and display a particular property or category.
    phenomenal consciousness(Contrasted with functional or physical properties in anti-physicalist arguments)
    The subjective, felt quality of experience that zombies are stipulated to lack despite physical identity with conscious humans

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