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    It is not the case that If mental state types cannot be systematically identified with brain state types, then type-identity theory is false as a general account of mind.

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    • 1.Token-identity theory preserves physicalism without requiring type-level identification of mental and brain states.
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    • 2.Brain state types may be too coarse-grained; more precise neurochemical identifications might yet vindicate type-identity.
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    • 3.The claim conflates what type-identity theory actually requires with an overly rigid interpretation of 'systematic identification.'
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    • 1.Multiple realizability shows identical mental states occur in different brain states across species and individuals.
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    • 2.Neural plasticity allows the same mental state to correlate with varying brain configurations over time.
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    • 3.If type-identity requires systematic one-to-one mapping, and empirical evidence denies this, the theory fails.
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